The Curse of Don Mattingly

[Hosp]

All of the Yankee Haters out there are harassing me right now, but I did find this interesting.

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<b>The Don Mattingly Curse of the Yankees</b>:



1978 - Yanks win WS against the Dodgers



1979 - Mattingly Drafted by the Yankees, Captain Thurman Munson Dies in plane crash, Yankees begin 18 year Championship drought



1995 - Up 2-0 over Seattle in first Wild Card Playoff Series in Baseball history, Yankees lose 3 straight and miss ALCS.



1996 - Don Mattingly officially retires, Yankees rally from an 0-2 deficit to beat Braves 4-2 in World Series started by a 3-run game-tying home run by Jim Leyritz in the sixth inning of game 3.



1997 - Don Mattingly's number 23 retired, Yankees lose to Indians in ALCS 4-3 after being up 3-2 - Mariano

gives up home run to Alomar.



1998 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees win 125 games, lose only 1 playoff game and win the WS 4-0 over San Diego



1999 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees beat Atlanta 4 - 0 in the WS to achieve a record streak of 12 consecutive WS wins



2000 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees beat cross-town rivals NY Mets 4-1 in the WS. WS win streak = 14.



2001 - Don Mattingly becomes a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Mariano blows first save in Playoffs, lose WS to Arizona 4-3.



2002 - Don Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Yanks get shocked by Anaheim Angels in the playoffs...Angels go on to win series.



2003 - Don Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting Instructor, After narrowly escaping the ALCS with an extra-inning walk-off HR by Aaron Boone off of Boston's Tim Wakefield, Yankees loose WS to one-hit-wonder Florida Marlins at Yankee Stadium.



2004 - Don Mattingly promoted to full-time Yankee Hittting instructor, despite a $194 million payroll, Yankees blow a 3-0 series lead and lose to the "Cursed" Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The first time a team has lost a

series in MLB after being up 3 - 0, the first time the Yankees have lost games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium since 1926. The first time anyone had 6 RBI in a ALCS game (Damon), the first time anyone has had 2 walk off hits in one playoff series, in one calendar day, and in 2 consecutive games in the 100+ year history of the sport (Ortiz).


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[BoondockSaint]

also:1981 - Up 2-0 to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series, Yankees lose four straight games and the Series.

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[A.J.]

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[Teenweek]

Thats weird but I blame the Moose curse. Since signing Mike Mussina after beating the Mets in 2000, the yankees have not won a World Series

[Justice4all]

This is something I can agree with.
I think Hosp is onto something.

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No, its the curse of the Bamtino.

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Or the Giambino.

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[badorties]

BLASPHEMY

it was mentioned before, but i like it's the curse of the 2000 series ... all the yankee fans that prayed, "as long as we beat the mets, i don't care if we ever win again" ...


2004 - Don Mattingly promoted to full-time Yankee Hittting instructor, despite a $194 million payroll, Yankees blow a 3-0 series lead and lose to the "Cursed" Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The first time a team has lost a series in MLB after being up 3 - 0, the first time the Yankees have lost games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium since 1926. The first time anyone had 6 RBI in a ALCS game (Damon), the first time anyone has had 2 walk off hits in one playoff series, in one calendar day, and in 2 consecutive games in the 100+ year history of the sport (Ortiz).



i think tom gordon, inept hitting and the sheer force of curt schillings presence more than any silly curse ...


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This message was edited by badorties on 10-28-04 @ 2:08 PM

[Crippler]

The Don Mattingly Curse of the Yankees:
I started thinking about this after game 6 of the ALCS as the camera panned to Donnie in the dugout. I've even had a conversation with a fellow Yankees fan about it. It's ridiculous, but it'll give a writer or two a nice feature article at some point over this winter.

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[TheGameHHH]

THE CURSE LIVES!!! THE CURSE LIVES!!!

2000!

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[HBox]

Here's an idea! Maybe the 96-2001 Yankees were a very special team, moreso than anyone gives credit for. Maybe those kinds of acheivements are near impossible. Maybe its not such a big deal to not win a World Series for 4 whole years, even for the Yankees.

Seriously, lets wait until till the streak hits 50 or 60 years before we even start considering this garbage.

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This message was edited by HBox on 10-28-04 @ 4:07 PM

[Melrapuo]

Hey, why don't we just blame this on 9/11? I mean, we haven't won the World Series since 2000, and the Yankees didn't win in 2001, which was the year 9/11 happened. I think it's the curse of terrorism. Yea...yea thats it.

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[Jennitalia]

as much as i love donnie, i have to agree with the curse thing, hospie. the dude at red rocks and i were actually discussing this last night at red rocks.

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[ChickenHawk]

It's the curse of curses not existing.

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[Crippler]

The Don Mattingly Curse of the Yankees:
1978 - Yanks win WS against the Dodgers
1979 - Mattingly Drafted by the Yankees, Captain Thurman Munson Dies in plane crash, Yankees begin 18 year Championship drought
1995 - Up 2-0 over Seattle in first Wild Card Playoff Series in Baseball history, Yankees lose 3 straight and miss ALCS.
1996 - Don Mattingly officially retires, Yankees rally from an 0-2 deficit to beat Braves 4-2 in World Series started by a 3-run game-tying home run by Jim Leyritz in the sixth inning of game 3.
1997 - Don Mattingly's number 23 retired, Yankees lose to Indians in ALCS 4-3 after being up 3-2 - Mariano gives up home run to Alomar.
1998 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees win 125 games, lose only 1 playoff game and win the WS 4-0 over San Diego
1999 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees beat Atlanta 4 - 0 in the WS to achieve a record streak of 12 consecutive WS wins
2000 - Don Mattingly has no affiliation with the Yankees, Yankees beat cross-town rivals NY Mets 4-1 in the WS. WS win streak = 14.
2001 - Don Mattingly becomes a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Mariano blows first save in Playoffs, lose WS to Arizona 4-3.
2002 - Don Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting instructor, Yanks get shocked by Anaheim Angels in the playoffs...Angels go on to win series.
2003 - Don Mattingly still a Spring Training Hitting Instructor, After narrowly escaping the ALCS with an extra-inning walk-off HR by Aaron Boone off of Boston's Tim Wakefield, Yankees loose WS to one-hit-wonder Florida Marlins at Yankee Stadium.
2004 - Don Mattingly promoted to full-time Yankee Hittting instructor, despite a $194 million payroll, Yankees blow a 3-0 series lead and lose to the "Cursed" Boston Red Sox in the ALCS. The first time a team has lost a series in MLB after being up 3 - 0, the first time the Yankees have lost games 6 and 7 at Yankee Stadium since 1926. The first time anyone had 6 RBI in a ALCS game (Damon), the first time anyone has had 2 walk off hits in one playoff series, in one calendar day, and in 2 consecutive games in the 100+ year history of the sport (Ortiz).
Oh yeah, the thing my buddy & I were talking about that missed this list:
1994 - The Yankees are steamrolling towards an October meeting with the Montreal Expos & Mattingly's would-be first playoff games. The MLBPA strikes on August 12th and the World Sereis is cancelled. It's all Donnie's fault!

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[HBox]

I got a new curse! The curse of the end of the 2004 World Series! Ever since it ended, the Red Sox haven't won a World Series! Discuss!

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[El Mudo]

the dude at red rocks and i were actually discussing this last night at red rocks.




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[Hosp]

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[Jennitalia]

You and me both

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[sexy bastard]

damn and i have been calling it the curse of Mike Piazza

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[AppleBoy]

The Curse of Don Mattingly

BEST CURSE EVER!!!

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[East Side Dave]

Donnie is not cursed. Enrique Wilson is.

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[JLosch23]

Very amusing, but no accurate. Check out March 1, 2000:

http://www.donniebaseball.com/mattingly/donnews.html

[badorties]

thank you ...

not that i believed in these sort of things, mind you ...

i just feel a little better now ...


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