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Supervolcano!!!
2006-09-26 21:54
by Ken Arneson

Tonight, after resolving not to watch the A's, I ended up watching a Nova documentary on supervolcanos instead.

And so it was...the Angels lost to Texas, and the A's beat the Seattle Mariners, and clinched the AL West, avoiding the massive choke I feared.

Yippee!

The last time the A's beat their jinxes and won the World Series, there was a massive earthquake in the Bay Area.

Obviously, then, there is a connection between natural disasters and jinxbusting.

So I guess I'll need to make a list like this one of shows to watch during the playoffs.

Comments
2006-09-26 22:05:07
1.   Sam DC
And Frank Thomas won the mlb Hometown Hero thing. For the White Sox.
2006-09-26 22:14:54
2.   Jason Snell
Congrats, Ken, Phil, and all the A's fans out there.
2006-09-26 22:25:09
3.   Daniel Zappala
Congrats Ken and Phil, and good luck in the playoffs. We'll meet again next year.
2006-09-26 22:49:45
4.   Ghostof64
"May the enchantment dissolve and pass harmlessly away." Thankfully the A's rebounded powerfully to clinch not a day too soon, driving away the dread spectre of '64 - and the requisite postmortems. I can breath easily again.
2006-09-26 23:10:16
5.   Philip Michaels
Honestly, Ken, the ways these fasts of yours have worked out this year, the A's oughta vote you a playoff share.
2006-09-27 08:13:14
6.   toni
Never happier to be so wrong!

Go A's!

Anyone think Harden should pitch game one? I guess I should say anyone besides me.

2006-09-27 09:02:52
7.   Ken Arneson
6 Yes, I'd love to see Harden go games 1 and 5. But that's not the way the rotation is falling, and I wouldn't want to mess Harden up by screwing with his rehab schedule, so I guess we'll just have to live with two doses of Zito.
2006-09-27 09:40:52
8.   Vishal
sigh. of. relief. i was starting to feel the choke coming on too.

so, for at least a couple more days, my dream of an A's-dodgers world series is still alive!

though, even if it were to happen, i would be unable to fulfill my promise to myself and attend one of the games in person. but i can live with that, i suppose.

anyway, i can't wait for the playoffs now. i wish they were today. i'm actually feeling kind of giddy.

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