What is the bambino curse?

Answer by  dbusha1 (175)

Back in 2004, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series--thus ending an 86-year losing streak that had been blamed on Babe Ruth, the famed Yankee ballplayer who was also known as the "Bambino". Longtime Sox fans often believed the losing streak--the "Curse of the Bambino"--stemmed from the sale of Babe Ruth's contract to the Yankees in 1918.

Answer by  Doomstoned (1454)

The bambino curse is a superstitious belief regarding the failure of the Boston Red Sox to win a World Serious in 86 years (1918-2004). Some believe the curse began with the off season sale of Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, before which the Red Sox were very successful.