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In the Presence of Good, Be Still: TBS Announcers Jinx Lackey’s No-Hit Bid.

Posted by olabner on October 10, 2015April 27, 2017 in Chicago Cubs, NL, Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals

It was only in the fifth, when the game became official, that a certain announcer – who shall not be named – began to talk. It wasn’t Dennis Upperdeckersley, who has ended too many quality Cardinal pitching performances games in…

Sports Illustrated Jinxes Cards (April 24, 2015)

Posted by olabner on August 25, 2015April 27, 2017 in Fan, NL, St. Louis Cardinals

Jason Heyward cheered from the cover of Sports Illustrated. There were only five or six copies remaining in the rack, fingerprints smudged on his shoes. Perhaps some deviant had reached for Heyward’s heel, only to be crushed by his metal…

Cleveland announcer gleefully jinxes no-hit bid

Posted by olabner on April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 in AL

“Could the Indians pitch a combined no-hitter?” Would you believe Cleveland announcer Tom Hamilton asked? It would’ve been the first since 1981, he told us from Houston, where the Astros floundered. Perhaps it was because he discussed other no-hit attempts….

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