That's only because of the Big Media concentration in the Boston-New York Axis of Effete Eastern Intellectuals. They can stick their cachet up their achet.
The Curse of the Black Sox was actually more deep and painful. Only one World Series appearance between now and 1919.
One thing that bothers me - I was surprised to find out that it's no longer Comiskey Park, it's "U.S. Cellular Field". Whoever the marketing person was who thought that up, should be horsewhipped.
Regards, Ivan