Portends

I'm not superstitious in general, but in both theatre and sports superstition is a lot of fun, so I definitely follow the protocol and look at the signs. The signs? Well, the Sox season is only a month old, and already we have two good ones: this is the first time since 1986 that the Sox have had a pinch-hit grand slam, and who could be a better man to get it than the Shea Hey Kid! And we know of course that 1986 was the last great year for Boston sports, with the Patriots, Celtics, and Sox all in their respective finals, though only the Celts won. This year, 3 of the 4 teams have made the playoffs, the Patriots have won their first Super Bowl, the Celtics are showing remarkable resilience, and the Sox have the best record in the majors and are definitely on track for a playoff run. The other, even better, portend was picked up by Bambino's Curse last week and I think I mentioned it before: last Friday made 2001-2002 the first time since 1917-1918 that Sox pitchers pitched no-hitters in consecutive years! And we all know what happened in 1918...