Curse of the Black Sox Curse of the Black Sox The Curse of the Black Sox/Curse of Shoeless Joe (1919–2005) was a superstition or "scapegoat" cited as one reason for the failure of the Chicago White Sox to win the World Series from until . As with other supposed baseball curses, such as the crosstown Chicago Cubs' Curse of the Billy Goat, or the Boston Red Sox' Curse of the Bambino, these "curses" have been publicized by the popular media over the course of time. The White Sox were dealt a severe blow in 1919 by the Black Sox scandal, with several star players being
Team Curse on 19 June. Lae-Young "Keane" Jang had joined the team from Team Curse OCE on 16 June, but did not play in either match. Keane was no more active in August, and did not take part in Curse Academy's matches in the second half of the NACS Summer Season. Despite being beaten by Team Coast in the finals, the team progressed to the NACS Summer Season Playoffs with a bye to the semifinals. Mancloud left Curse Academy on 16 August, while Keane finally stepped up to the starting roster. Later that month, the team beat LoLPro in the semifinals of