Dewey Defeats Truman in Eleventh Inning

Those wacky editorial writers at the New York Post! They apparently put the editorial page for today's edition to bed while last night's Yankees-Red Sox game was still going ... and while the Red Sox had the lead. And they didn't pull the editorial after the Yankees came from behind:

A Curse of Their Own?

Looks like the Curse of the Bambino boomeranged this year.

Despite holding a 3-2 lead in games over the Boston Red Sox, the Yankees couldn't get the job done at home; their season ended last night in the seventh game of the American League Championship Series....

In related news, in the aftermath of the Chicago Cubs' loss of the National League pennant to the Florida Marlins, RJ covered a unique press conference:

God To Cub Fans - "Knock it off"

LINCOLNSHIRE, ILLINOIS-- The Eternal Creator, God, made a rare public appearance today and told the press and bewailing Cub fans to "knock it off."

Taking the form of a talking goat "because that's all you idiots are paying attention to" the Almighty spoke to reporters milling around outside the house of Steve Bartman.

"Look, knock it off with hounding this guy," the Lord of Hosts bleated testily. "He went after a foul ball at a ball game; who wouldn't? Heck, some of you have made prayers to me for far more venal things," He said, staring pointedly at a red-faced camera crew from "Celebrity Justice." ...

(New York Post editorial via Atrios and The Smoking Gun)