Atlanta Braves Morning Chop: Perez Escapes, Scout Lays Egg, Taylor Swift Curse?
Nov 12, 2014; New York, NY, USA; Recording artist Taylor Swift (left) and Kate Upton in the second half of New York Knicks and Orlando Magic basketball game at Madison Square Garden. The Orlando Magic won 97-95. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Move Over, Drake: Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood Is The Latest Sports Curse
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On July 27, the Astros changed Swift’s scheduled concert date from Oct. 13 to Sept. 9, in case the team had a home playoff game. At the time, Houston was 55-45 and held the first wild-card spot. By the night of her rescheduled show at Minute Maid Park, the Astros led the AL West by two games over the Rangers. Things were looking pretty good for the Astros.
But not anymore. Houston has turned in a lackluster 7-11 record since her concert — including losing seven of the eight games immediately after — and would not make the playoffs if the postseason started today.
When was the last time the Astros missed the postseason after being at least 10 games over .500 at the halfway point of the season? In 1989. Coincidence? I THINK NOT.
But there’s more. During the Nationals game in July, just days after two nights of “1989,” the lights went out at Nationals Park and play was suspended. On Twitter, Max Scherzer jokingly blamed Swift for the mishap. He’s probably regretting that now. At the time, the Nats were leading the NL East, and since then the team has had an epic collapse — compiling a 32-38 record and being eliminated from the postseason.
If that’s not enough proof for you, the eliminated Padres have gone 11-17 since Swift’s Aug. 29 performance at Petco Park.
[ Editor’s note: I may need to rethink my own predictions for the playoffs… I had Toronto beating the Yankees, then taking out the Royals to go to the World Series before falling to St. Louis. However, if there is truly another party at work here, then we’ve got some re-thinking to do. After all…
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