Everybody is talking about the Boston Red Sox and their spectacular, disastrous end-of-season collapse. They had a nine-game lead on Sept. 3! They went 7-20 in September! Blew the final, deciding game at the bottom of the ninth!

For many Americans, this was actually a feel-good story because it didn’t involve the possible loss of a family member’s job or pension. But Red Sox fans are going crazy. How did it happen? Bad managing? Bad pitching? Is the Curse of the Bambino back?