I'm not a baseball fan at all (not really a sports fan of any kind, for that matter) but I watched an HBO special about the "Sox" last night- really well done.
The people interviewed talked about "the curse" acquired for trading Ruth, their perfervid & indominitable loyalty to the cause, their sheer hatred for the yankees, which blinds them to taking responsibility for their own destiny, etc..
And I thought- "I got it- the palestinians are red sox fans."
I think another 100 years of failure would be appropriate for trading Babe Ruth. I hate the Yankees, but the Sox deserve to lose. The Cubbies, on the other hand, don't deserve to lose forever. I'm willing to see them get one.