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It's fitting, really, that the baseball game chosen by failed entrepreneur Seth Goldstein in his new metaphor for startup success is Curt Schilling's near no-hitter. The Red Sox pitcher let one batter from the A's get a hit in the ninth with just one out to go. If only Goldstein's ventures (such as the incomprehensible startup AttenTV or the confusing seller exchange by Goldstein's Root Markets) came so close to success. After all, Curt's team still won the game. But if Seth really understood the four points he gleaned from Curt's near miss (Throw strikes, trust your defense, listen to your catcher, and pitch don't throw), why hasn't his startup wisdom translated into a company that makes money — or even gets sold on time?