So we all know the Cubs won the World Series, breaking their curse, blah blah blah. But amazingly, it was only the latest curse to be broken so far this century. What’s going on, anyway?
In 2002, the Angels appeared in and won their first World Series since their inception in 1961. In 2004, the Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino and won their first Series since 1918. Of course, they won two more since then. The following year, the White Sox played in their first World Series since 1959 and got their first win since 1917.