Wager
Alas, my Yankees lost.
In conjunction with the smart, beautiful, and funny Michele, I took part in The Bet.
Pursuant to The Bet, Jason Clarke's favorite charity, Garden of Angels, has now received my donation.
Dear Andrew Schouten,We obtained an authorization to charge your credit card for $70.00.
If any of the above information is incorrect, please contact our customer service department at mailto:garden@gardenofangels.org so we may accommodate your request.
Sincerely,
Garden of Angels Inc
http://www.gardenofangels.org
Besdes the warm fuzzies that I get from donating to charity, there is some silver lining to the Red Sox win:
- True to form, they will lose the World Series in heartbreaking fashion to the St. Louis Cardinals
- In a microcosm of the other Fall contest, they will lose the World Series in heartbreaking fashion to the Houston Astros
- They will win, thereby overcoming the Curse of the Babe and will finally shut up about it. If losing really is such a fucking virtue as these people have claimed, what will it feel like to lose that special glow? A win would transform them from tragically cursed underdogs, to the second-highest payroll in baseball with a long, storied tradition of underachievement and mismanagement. There will be no charm, no cachet, because you have become that which you hate most: mercenaries that try to buy championships. And, what's even worse, you'll no longer have excuses. Congratulations, Boston -- now you're real winners!
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