The ALCS, Summarized

There may be no sweeter moment in sports this year than watching the Yankees gag on their 3-0 lead in the ALCS.

For decades, we've been told that when a team falls behind 3-0 in a best of seven series, the series is over. For decades, that was right (and since the only counter-examples happened in hockey, no one noticed).

For decades, we've been inundated with stories about the Yankees as the most successful franchise in sports, as the jewel of sports greatness. For decades, that was right.

Now, the jewel is tarnished. Now, any time a team takes a 3-0 lead in any sport, the collapse of the Yankees will be noted by everyone.

A few quick thoughts...

1. Curt Schilling's response to a question about whether A-Rod's swipe at Bronson Arroyo's arm was "bush-league" was an instant classic. "No, it was Kerry-league." Bless you, Curt.

2. Schill's favorite charity is one that fights ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig's disease, since it disabled and eventually killed a legendary Yankee. Schilling's son is actually named Gehrig. So by trading for a man who named his son for the Iron Horse, perhaps the Red Sox finally appeased the spirit of Lou Gehrig's most famous teammate and ended the curse of the Bambino.

3. Will people in Japan make fun of Matsui when he goes home this winter?

4. Will Jessica Alba dump Derek Jeter?

5. Great fact that Tim Kurjian kept noting on ESPN -- the night the Yanks lost Game 7 was also Mickey Mantle's birthday. Maybe all the ghosts were attending the birthday party or something.

6. This cartoon about says it all.

7. Actually, this picture is rather funny as well.

8. Who's your daddy, George Steinbrennar?

9. Do the Red Sox pitchers have any energy left?

10. Finally... does the fact that Game Seven of the Series will be played on Halloween night guarantee the demise of the curse?