DALLAS CURSE POTENTIALLY LIFTED?

I know what you're thinking, Dallas has a curse? I've never heard of that. Well if you've paid attention to the last three years, you might have realized that Dallas as a city is being punished for something. Boston Redsox, boo hoo. Chicago Cubs? How about the Bears and Bulls. No, this transcends any single sport.

It all started two years ago in the NHL playoffs. The Stars were posed to bring the Cup back to Dallas, but got beaten in five games by the Colorado Avalanch in the first round. Big disappointment, but it happens. Next, the NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks were up 2 games to nill with a comanding lead at the end of game three. All of a sudden, the Mavs go cold, and the Miami Heat go on to win game 3. And 4. And 5. Oh yeah, and 6. A devestating blow, given by Dwayne Wade and the fine upstanding refs of the NBA.

That's OK, 2007 was Dallas's year. The Cowboys, the Mavericks, the Desperados, and the Stars were all ready to win their selective sports. First off, the Mavs again were at the top of the Western Conference, and the entire league, putting up an amazing record, winning 67 games (6th most in history). They got beat by their old coach Nelly (man did that guy look drunk most of the time when he was on the court), oh yeah, and to the 8th seed!! No team that had won 65 games or more had ever been put out in the first round. Arena football was no better. The Desperados went 15-1 in the regular season, setting an Arena Football League record. Led by Clint Dolezel, hitting the 800 touchdown mark that year, the most in Arena Football history, they were posed to win it all. Instead, the Desperados took a 66-59 loss to the Columbus Destroyers in their first game of the playoffs. OK, how bout' them Cowboys? Despite winning the AFC with a 13-3 recore, they lost to the NY "Football" (is that what sport they play?) Giants in the NFC Championship. And despite the fact that the Giants went on to win the Superbowl against an undefeated team, meh, we coulda done that.

Here's my question. What the hell did someone do to Dallas? I've heard of no Babe Ruth bologna, no fricken goat problems (they even have a bring you dog to the ballpark day), so what is it? Did Cuban make a deal with the devil that he couldn't cash. Did Jerry Jones step on a midget while cursing Bill Parcells? Idk, but if you have ideas please comment.

Thus brings us into 2008. The Cowboys have drafted Felix Jones to replace Julius Jones, the Mavs have been pushed out of the NBA playoffs versus an inexperienced team that most would pick against in this series (though technically the Mavs were seeded lower), and the Desperados just lost to the Philidelphia Soul in a battle of the undefeateds.

Oh yeah, and the fricken Stars beat the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2003. They are now ahead 3-1 in their series against the San Jose Sharks, a team picked by most to win the Stanley Cup (even Barry Melrose picked them!!!!). Now assuming that we win (knock on Avery Johnson's old desk), the Stars pose a legitimate threat to go all the way.

Moral of this post? Dallas could theorhetically, maybe, semi-potentially end the Dallas curse. But even if they don't, there is one thing Dallas fans can never be disappointed in. The Texas Rangers have never even gotten close to a World Series. Sometimes you need a good constant in your life.