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THE CURSEFrom 1876 to 1945
The Chicago cubs were one of the most successful baseball team in the country.
What’s wrong after 1945!!!???
The Cubs is cursed “Curse of The Billy Goat”
CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
October 6th, 1945
a sad day in Cubs history
Game 4 of the World Series
Cubs needed to win 2 of the next 4 games played at Wrigley Field
VS
2 : 1
CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT William Sianis, nicknamed “Billy Goat” His pet goat named “Murphy”
One for himself
One for his goat, Murphy
THE CURSE WORDS
Billy Goat placed a curse upon the Cubs
“The Cubs ain't gonna win no more. The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field.”
Finally the Cubs lost the 1945 World Series
INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
October, 14, 2003, Chicago Cubs vs Florida Marlins.
Heading into the eighth inning with a 3-0 lead over the Florida Marlins, Cubs fans began to celebrate what would be their first trip to the World Series since 1945.
Cub’s players Mark Prior pitching, Luis Castillo batting with one out and Juan Pierre standing on second base.
INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
Millions of Cubs fans wereDevastated by the loss and furious at Bartman.
STATISTIC Pre-Curse 1876-1945 World Series Victories:
1907, 1908 Championship Titles
1876, 1880-82, 1885-86 World Series Appearances:
1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945
Pennants: 1876, 1880-82, 1885-86,
1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945
Post-Curse 1946-2003 World Series Victories:
None World Series
Appearances: None
Pennants: None
Attempts to break the curse
1.Bring a goat out on the field2.Destroy the steave Bartman ball3.Hanging butchered goat
ATTEMPTS TO BREAK THE CURSE
4.Buying break the curse items and bring it along.
Break The Curse.mht
Artifishall Cubs try to break curse by bringing jackass into the locker room before game.mht