The New England Patriots - The Sports Announcer's Curse Strikes Again.

I blame Dick Stockton and John Lynch for the Patriots' loss. They said "The Patriots haven't lost their home opener in 10 years" exactly one hundred and thirty-seven gazillion times yesterday...  Thereby initiating the sports announcer's  curse.

Thanks guys.

Don't know what it was we did to make the sports gods mad;

Judging by the way things went this Sunday it was bad.

Maybe we were victims of the sports announcer's curse.

It was painful watching as the game got bad...  Then worse.

Early in the Opener at home, Hernandez out,

I thought that our Offense was inspiring some doubt.

Arizona's Defense rushed Tom Brady left and right.

(Want to know who Belichick is missing now?  Matt Light.)

Our Defense was playing great, 'til sports gods intervened.

Arizona blocked a punt - our kicker's clock got cleaned.

Referees kept missing contact happening down field;

Shocked and silent fans looked on in disbelief, and reeled.

Just when things looked darkest - I'd accepted we might lose -

As the fans in Foxboro put on their boogie shoes,

Defense caused a fumble and it seemed the Pats would win...

No-one could believe Gostkowski's kick did not go in.

Red Sox lost last night, sports gods...  So, not just once, but twice.

And my golf swing's just developed quite a nasty slice.

Hockey has a lockout...  Tell me, what are fans to do?

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This Week in Boston Sports

Perhaps we were a (trifle) too cocky?

Summing up this week in Boston sports is not much fun.

Only good news to report is that the Celtics won;

Beat Atlanta's Hawks to make it to the second round.

They're the only Ray of light, in Boston, to be found.

Carl Beane - he's the Voice of Fenway - died; a heart attack.

Matt Light just retired; Brady's sure to feel his lack.

Seau's dead.  The Red Sox are imploding.  Holy crap!

Watched the news the other night and saw Josh Beckett snap.

He is taking lots of heat for playing golf when he

Should have been recovering from recent injury.

Fenway's Faithful booed him off the field and he was mad.

Can't say that I blame him; stuff like that makes me feel bad.

No team out there wants to lose.  Let's give the guys a break.

Not dissect their every foible, error, and mistake.

Give them time to work it out; watch basketball instead...

Thank God for the Celtics and the fact that you're not dead.

Carl Beane; the Voice of Fenway for the last 10 years, dead at age 59.