Sorry to rain on Phillies fans parade (we hope -- fingers crossed) but don't expect too much in World Series Game 2 because the Phils and October 23 don't add up to a good mix.
Halloween might be a week away but 10/23 is a date of bad omens for the Phils.
10/23/1993 - Joe Carter sends the Sky Dome into a frenzy, Phillies fans into heartbreak and Mitch Williams back to Texas with one mighty swing of his bat.
10/23/1975 - light-hitting Kaz Matsui is born. About 32 years later he lays the smackdown on the Phillies by hitting a grand slam for the Colorado Rockies on their way to an NLDS sweep.
Jim Bunning was also born on October 23. Bunning is a Hall of Fame pitcher but sure didn't look that way when he lost two crucial games down the stretch for the collapsing 1964 Phils.
There is also a rumor that William Penn was born on 10/23/1644, but this isn't really right. Penn was born on 10/14/1644, but his birthday is celebrated on October 24 each year because of the switch to the Gregorian Calendar but even that could be left up to some argument.
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In any case, Phils fans who believe in the Curse of Billy Penn better hope that Game 2 doesn't go past midnight.
