The Curse of the Grebes

Summary
Can the addition of three new players help the Elwood City Grebes win their first baseball championship since 1918?

Main

 * Buster Baxter
 * Arthur Read
 * The Brain
 * Francine Frensky

Minor

 * Pal
 * Harry
 * Ed Crosswire
 * Muffy Crosswire

Cameo

 * Carl Manino
 * Bailey
 * Monique

Trivia

 * In the grocery store, Winlin recited the first stanza of Emily Dickinson's poem, "Hope is the Thing with Feathers," which Buster later chants out the first line during the Grebes' game.
 * When Muffy changed her Grebes' hat to a Kings' hat, the Grebes started winning, and every time Muffy was at a game, the Grebes lost.

Cultural references

 * This episode takes place in Fall 2005.
 * The episode's title is a reference to the "Curse of the Bambino", and thus, the Elwood City Grebes are a reference to the Boston Red Sox.

Episode connections

 * This is the second episode where the last scene shows a child character as an old adult. The first was And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids.

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