Babe Ruth: a name synonomous with baseball itself. Moreover, a name also formerly associated with a curse on the Boston Red Sox. No! Say it ain't so! Yes, the Curse of the Bambino haunted the Old Town Team from 1918 until the glorious victory in 2004. But, what? A new curse? Has fate finally tipped its hand against the Evil Empire?!

If you shared a common birthdate with Dan Rather or John Keats, you'd probably feel a distinct line to greatness. Throw Vanilla Ice in the mix and you're definitely bound for stardom, right? Maybe, if your name is Steve Trachsel. But, what about our hero?

Baltimore improved to 10-5 vs. the AL East with a win against the Red Sox. The Sox loaded the bases in the 8th but only managed to push across one run. With 1 out, our man Wily Mo Pena was stood down in favor of JD Drew who lined out. Had Wily Mo been able to hit, a grand slam was a near certainty but our hero took his seat and let fate run its course.

Oh well Wily, you'll get 'em next time!!

Rumor has it the Maitre De in the Roger's Center restaurant spent the last few nights as a sleepless sobbing wreck! What is the cause of this great tragedy? Our spies report!

With the bases loaded and 1 out in the bottom of the 7th inning vs Baltimore, Wily Mo was robbed of a chance to hit a certain grand slam. Slugger Wily was bumped for J.D. Drew (whom we also think it a hitting machine of a  mofo).

Drew hit the ball near enough for Tejada to make a nice play. Should have kept in Wily Mo!! Right!??!