Bush put a curse on my New York Yankees

For eight long years, President Bush put a curse on my New York Yankees. . . .
I was standing in the Oval Office when the president secretly put his curse on my team. The 2000 champions paid a celebratory visit to the White House in May 2001. President Bush gathered the players in the Oval Office and was telling them what role models they were when George Steinbrenner, the team owner, suddenly tried to talk over him.
"George," Mr. Bush interjected, "not even the Boss gets to interrupt the president." . . .
But then terrible things started to happen. . . . And for eight straight years--all of which perfectly coincided with his time in office--the Yankees didn't win.