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THE RECORD
Vol. Xlii, issuE 6 10/21/11
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Curse Reversed Priory Student Witnesses First Cardinals Win
By Luke D Slabaugh Despite the other breakafflicted by the curse were Game ing news around the sports world Editor in Chief 3 in the NLDS and Game 4 in the – Theo Epstein NLCS, both leaving the Red games in which Sox, Ryan Howthe Cardinals ard tearing his were bested Achilles tendon, by their opposomething or nents. It seemed other about Tim as though Tebow – a maevents were gojor story leaked ing to turn for late Wednesday the worse again night that leaves in Wednesday’s Cardinals’ fans game, when speechless: the Rangers catcher Curse of Trevor Mike Napoli hit Jin has been broa two-run home ken. run to tie the “I think it game, 2-2. Fans is truly astoundexpressed their ing because I frustration at thought it would Trevor’s curse never go away,” via Twitter and said Jin, who atFacebook, betended Game 1 fore the Cardiof the World Senals ultimately ries on Wednespulled out a vicThe Rally Squirrel is among the main factors of the Cardinals’ recent success. day night. The Cartory. “I just thought dinals won, 3-2. [the curse] was here tired, and we lost,” Trevor recalled as For those unfamiliar with he spoke to reporters during Game to stay,” reflected Trevor. the great lore of the St. Louis Cardi- 2 on Thursday night. “It made me However, with the Cardinals, the Curse of Trevor Jin extends sad on the inside.” nal win, Trevor was able to see the back into the summer of 1998, when Ever since that fateful sum- positive side of the Cardinal squad, Trevor Jin attended his first game. mer night, the Cardinals went on who now hold a .076 winning per“When I was 5, Mark McGwire was to go 0-12 whenever Trevor Jin atstill playing, and I was so excited to tended a game at Busch Stadium. Continued on Page 3 go to my first Cardinals game. I was The two most recent games