50 First Dates Curse
In the movie 50 First Dates, Adam Sandler’s character Henry makes a video for Drew Barrymore’ character Lucy – to remind her of the events that have occurred since her memory-loss causing accident.
One of the things in the video reads “Red Sox win the World Series!” followed by “…Just Kidding” and then a clip of the Aaron Boone HR from Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS. It was a mega here’s-salt-in-your-wound-Red-Sox-fan moment.
50 First Dates was released on February 13, 2004 – 120 days after the Boone HR.
February 13, 2004 was a Friday the 13th.
Boone gets hurt and that opens the door for Alex Rodriguez to join the Yankees – after he was supposed to play for the Red Sox. For New York, A-Rod wears 13.
Think of all the post-season misfortune that the Yankees have had in the post-season since the Boone HR: the 2003 World Series, the 2004 ALCS, the 2005 ALDS.
Boone did not have a good World Series in 2003. A-Rod did not have a good 2004 ALCS or 2005 ALDS. There’s some sort of weird karma connection here.
Adam Sandler, if you’re listening, dude, you have to do something to make this right.
