Curse of the Bambino Curse of the Bambino The Curse of the Bambino was a superstition evolving from the failure of the Boston Red Sox baseball team to win the World Series in the 86-year period from 1918 to 2004. While some fans took the curse seriously, most used the expression in a tongue-in-cheek manner. This misfortune began after the Red Sox sold star player Babe Ruth, sometimes nicknamed as "The Bambino", to the New York Yankees in the off-season of 1919–1920. Before that point, the Red Sox had been one of the most successful professional baseball franchises, winning the first World Series and
Team Curse Curse, Inc. that it was dropping its title sponsorship of Curse eSports, after Riot Games (Riot) introduced new "League of Legends" Championship Series (LCS) regulations regarding sponsoring more than one team. On January 6, 2015, the organization merged with Team Liquid. Team Liquid absorbed Curse eSports' "League of Legends", "Street Fighter", and "Super Smash Bros. Melee" rosters, the corresponding management staff, and Arhancet himself. Curse eSports had also previously fielded "Call of Duty", "", "Guild Wars 2", "Heroes of the Storm", "Infinite Crisis", and "" teams. On August 25, 2011, an unsigned "League of Legends" roster formally under unRestricted eSports