Week 7 Blog

It's almost baseball season again. If I can remember correctly, this could possibly be the 103rd year in-a-row that the Cubs will not win the World Series. After hearing of the letdown against San Diego in 1984 and the awful showing in '89 against the San Fransisco Giants from my dad as just a young kid, I thought, there is no way the Cubs are cursed...it must just be coincidence. And then there was 2003. Talking about that year in Wrigley Field could get you kicked out. Finally being able to see the Cubs and their ability to underachieve made me really start to believe the curses that surround them.
The most known curse is the curse of the billy goat. In 1945, the Cubs were playing in the World Series and had won 2 of the first 3 games. But in the fourth game, a man had two tickets and decided to bring his goat. After he and the goat were initially allowed in, people were complaining about the goat's stench and they kicked him out. The man cursed the Cubs that they would not play another World Series in Wrigley Field again, and to this day, it has not happened. The curse took affect that day, with the Cubs losing the game and the World Series.
I think from that fateful day in 1945, the Chicago Cubs have been cursed. For instance, in 1969, the Cubs had the most dominant team in the entire Major Leagues. But in September, against the New York Mets, a black cat had been released on the field. Everyone knows the curse of the black cat, and from that day on, so did all Cubs fans. The cat made a bee-line for the Cubs dugout and cursed them, and because of that, the Cubs lost 17 of the 25 games in September and missed the playoffs completely.
While I can understand how people will think this may just be a huge excuse for 102 years of mediocrity, but the evidence in undeniable. For those fans of other sports teams, I have some advice: never complain about a person's goat. It could result in over 100 years of heartbreak.