ALCS — It’s a Wrap
Thursday October 21, 2004 6:00PM PT
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By now, you know the Red Sox took a very big step toward eliminating the Curse of the Bambino with their improbable ALCS victory over the Yankees. The stunning reverse sweep kicked the legs out from under the Yankee dynasty and sent searches soaring. Those looking to familiarize themselves with the 80-year history of Beantown misery sent searches on “Red Sox Curse,” “The Curse of the Bambino,” and “Boston Red Sox Curse” up over 200%. Searches also spiked on Bill Buckner (+216%), one of the most infamous victims of the curse.
But enough with the history. Searchers were also after the diamond inspired action of one of the Red Sox brightest moments. Queries on Game 7 hero Johnny Damon were up 132% and searchers wanting to glimpse his luscious locks sent “Johnny Damon Pictures” up 140%. Game 6 savior Curt Schilling gutted out the pain on the mound and pitched his searches up 105%. Other players sliding into search included the highest-paid karate chopper in baseball, Alex Rodriguez (+172%); cornrowed and rubber-armed Red Sox pitcher Bronson Arroyo (+59%); and midget-toting Sox legend Pedro Martinez (+57%).
The dramatic rise of the Sox and the stunning collapse of the Yankees touched off so many searches, we couldn’t leave any stranded on the base paths. Here’s a full look at the horsehide madness inspired by this classic series:
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Baumer Foods Inc., the manufacturer of Crystal Hot Sauce, has purchased The Figaro Co. of Mesquite, Texas, to increase its footing in the $7.7 billion condiment industry.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Figaro manufactures Hickory Liquid Smoke, Mesquite Liquid Smoke and Fajita Marinade. Baumer, a family-owned company, produces and distributes hot, soy, steak, teriyaki, wing and Worchestershire sauces, along with spicy brown and yellow mustards.
The Figaro Co. will be operated as a division of Baumer Foods, but production of its products will cease and be shifted to Baumer’s New Orleans plant, which employs about 200
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Web site: I Need Chili Cheese
URL: www.chilicheese.org
What’s on it: How does it feel to love something with every fiber of your being, only to have it ripped away from you in a heartless frenzy, with no explanation to help you pick up the pieces?
Lovers of the defunct Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito know. They live through it every day, when their insides yearn for only one thing that they’ll never taste again.
That’s why they started this Web site, to gather support for their campaign aiming to bring back the Chili Cheese Burrito, discontinued by the corporate fat cats behind the Bell.
Damn the man!
Do go if: you ran out of causes to devote yourself wholeheartedly to in order to feel better about yourself. Peace in Iraq? Too trendy. The ozone layer? Too early ’90s. The global AIDS epidemic? Waaay too depressing.
Ah, the Chili Cheese Burrito! Now that’s just right!
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