Cursed history lingers over Red Sox Nation By Dave Albee MARIN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL

From: Oakland Tribune | Date: September 30, 2003 | Copyright information

OAKLAND -- Oh, this savory playoff series will be dripping with irony like honey from Pooh Bear's pot. The A's are going to play Boston in the opening round of the playoffs in what the A's could call their six degrees of separation with the Red Sox.

After all, A's general manager Billy Beane almost became Boston's general manager this year until he got cold feet. A's manager Ken Macha might have been the Red Sox manager had Beane last year not blocked Boston's bid to interview him before hiring Grady Little.

Boston was the axis of upheaval for the A's stretch run at winning the AL West this ...

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