Good news, everybody: It's August 16th, meaning (as far as I know) there's no curse in effect certain to doom the Red Sox to a bitter defeat.
Bad news, everybody: It's August 16th, 2014, meaning that the mediocrity (to be generous) of this year's Red Sox team is in effect, dooming us to bad odds in every single game left to us this season.
Aren't we lucky?