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On April 1, 2011, a social enterprise called
Reverse The Curse, dedicated to bringing innovations to poverty by giving goats to families in developing countries, was initiated. The goats provide the families with milk, cheese, and alternative income to help lift them out of poverty. Reverse The Curse
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The exact nature of Sianis's curse differs in various accounts of the incident. Some state that he declared that no World Series games would ever again be played at
Wrigley Field, while others believe that his ban was on the Cubs appearing in the World Series, making no mention of a specific venue.
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noted: "If the prankster intended to reverse the supposed billy goat curse with the stunt, it doesn't appear to have worked." While the Cubs did win the NL Central division title in 2007 and 2008, they were swept in the first round of the postseason in both years: by the
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to become baseball's first back-to-back winners as well as the first franchise to appear in three consecutive World Series), and 1945, the first year of the alleged Billy Goat Curse, the Cubs won the
National League pennant six times but failed to win the Series: in
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Whatever the truth, the Cubs were up two games to one in the 1945 World Series, but ended up losing Game 4, as well as the best-of-seven series, four games to three. The curse was immortalized in newspaper columns over the years, particularly by syndicated columnist
396:, the Cubs were picked by many media outlets as a favorite to win the World Series. However, the team struggled with injuries and inconsistent play for most of the year. Nevertheless, by late September, the Cubs were leading the Wild Card race by 1.5 games over the
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again until 2016. The Cubs had last won the World Series in 1908. After the incident with Sianis and Murphy, the Cubs did not play in the World Series for the next 71 years until, on the 46th anniversary of
William Sianis's death, the
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facilities) to
Wrigley Field. They brought along a goat named Wrigley who they believed would be able to break the Curse of the Billy Goat upon arrival at Wrigley Field. Additionally, they attempted to raise $ 100,000 for the
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October 22, 1970, William Sianis himself attempted to lift the curse. Sam Sianis, his nephew, has gone to Wrigley Field with a goat multiple times in attempts to break the curse, including on
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October 7, 1945, the goat was turned away at the gate, and Sianis left the goat tied to a stake in a parking lot and went into the game alone. There was mention of a lawsuit, but no mention of a curse.
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February 26, 2004, at the Harry Caray Restaurant in downtown Chicago, the Bartman baseball was electrocuted in an attempt to break the curse, leaving nothing but a heap of string behind.
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that read, âYou are going to lose this World Series and you are never going to win another World Series again. You are never going to win a World Series again because you insulted my goat.â
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in 1984 and again in 1989, both years in which the Cubs went on to win their division. In 1994, Sam Sianis went again, with a goat, to stop a home losing streak, and in 1998 for the
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let a ground ball get past his allegedly wet glove in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Padres went on to score four runs to win the game and the series.
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respectively. Between the 1984 NLCS, the 1989 NLCS, the 2007 NLDS, the 2008 NLDS, the Cubs did not win a postseason game on the road in a West coast city.
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Sullivan, Paul (September 27, 2009). "CUBS 6, GIANTS 2; Eliminating the negative; Late hot streak minus
Bradley is positive, but Cards clinch anyway".
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has expanded into reversing the "curses" that afflict the world's children in education and obesity.
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owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During Game 4 of the
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halfway through the 1984 season. The Red Sox were at the time also considered a
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1829:"Did 'Back to the Future II' Correctly Predict Cubs World Series Win in 2015?"
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Svrluga, Barry (October 7, 2007). "Castilla Back With Rockies In New Role".
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Chronicles of Old Chicago: Exploring the History and Lore of the Windy City
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On February 25, 2012, a group of five Chicago Cubs fans calling themselves
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of Game 6, with Chicago ahead 3â0, several spectators attempted to catch a
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1706:"Cubs fans and goat walk from Ariz. to Chicago to crack the team's curse"
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1440:"14 Cubs pennant races since 1969: Seasons of agony ... and then ecstasy"
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with a billy goat named "Virgil Homer" and attempted to gain entrance to
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played for the Chicago Cubs for seven seasons before being traded to the
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Toomey, Shamus (October 6, 2007). "Dead goat hung from Harry statue".
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1739:"Severed goat's head at Wrigley Field mirrors curse on Chicago Cubs"
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Sianis's family claims that he dispatched a telegram to team owner
1392:"A Youth Movement Leads The 1989 Chicago Cubs To An NL East Title"
1124:"Celebrity Deaths: William Sianis and the Curse of the Billy Goat"
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who themselves would soon become victims of an alleged baseball
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1308:"On Friday the 13th, let's revisit the Cubs' 'Black Cat Game'"
1681:. Reverse The Curse Chicago. August 14, 2015. Archived from
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for their first postseason win since 1908. Advancing to the
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after he had been traded from the Cubs during the season),
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Cubs and Indians play Game 7 of the 2016 World Series
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television commentators played it up during the Cubs-
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Bastian, Jordan; Muskat, Carrie (November 2, 2016).
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1648:Priest Blesses Chicago Cubs Dugout With Holy Water
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620:Former Cubs who won a World Series title elsewhere
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1156:Gurnick, Ken; Muskat, Carrie (October 23, 2016).
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1501:"Wait Till 101st Year: Dodgers Eliminate Cubs"
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1060:Ferraro, Michael X.; Veneziano, John (2007).
168:and not win another Series for 86 years), in
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2261:The Curse: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Or Do They?
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1856:"Mets 8-3 Cubs (Oct 21, 2015) Final Score"
958:North American professional sports leagues
184:(a rematch of the 1908 series against the
1586:"Woe is us ; A look at the curses".
1158:"Wait of the World: Cubs win NL pennant!"
273:, and took a 3â2 series lead coming into
216:in a critical pennant race game. A stray
1804:. MLB Advanced Media, LP. June 4, 2003.
876:2016 National League Championship Series
91:2016 National League Championship Series
1064:. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 119.
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796:Boston's epic comeback in the 2004 ALCS
137:(NLCS). According to an account in the
2415:Bohemian National Cemetery Columbarium
1802:"2003 First-Year Player Draft Tracker"
1480:from the original on December 17, 2007
1274:from the original on November 21, 2015
588:Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
369:off the bat of Marlins second baseman
284:, the Cubs won 93 games and faced the
1827:Mikkelson, David (December 7, 1997).
1808:from the original on November 5, 2012
1782:from the original on October 27, 2015
1659:from the original on 10 December 2015
1347:from the original on November 4, 2016
1262:"Are the Chicago Cubs Really Cursed?"
1134:from the original on October 23, 2016
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1567:from the original on August 12, 2015
1541:from the original on August 10, 2016
1367:"Photo Reveals Double Curse in 1986"
1310:. MLB Advanced Media. May 13, 2016.
1260:Avila, Michael (September 2, 2010).
970:1994â95 Major League Baseball strike
540:statue on October 3, 2007, to which
407:The Cubs won their division in both
1468:"Baseball fan feels Chicago's fury"
913:National League Championship Series
361:heading into Game 6. In the eighth
241:National League Championship Series
135:National League Championship Series
2503:1998 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
1749:from the original on March 5, 2016
1085:Newman, Mark (February 19, 2015).
762:(as both a player and a manager),
490:), a group of Cubs fans headed to
85:was broken when they defeated the
38:that was supposedly placed on the
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2394:The Cubs Fan's Guide To Happiness
1737:Brumfield, Ben (April 11, 2013).
942:, ending their 108-year drought.
27:Superstition in American baseball
2528:2018 NL Central tie-breaker game
2410:Harry Caray's Italian Steakhouse
2268:We Believe: Chicago and Its Cubs
1718:from the original on May 2, 2018
1499:Kepner, Tyler (5 October 2008).
1314:from the original on May 2, 2018
1241:from the original on 27 May 2016
1202:from the original on May 2, 2018
1192:"Cubs are heavy wait champions!"
1168:from the original on May 2, 2018
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1768:Fox News (September 24, 2015).
1704:Smith, Stephen (May 29, 2012).
1590:. October 16, 2004. p. C2.
305:National League Division Series
76:, and did not win a pennant or
2533:2019 MLB Little League Classic
1527:Berg, Ted (October 18, 2015).
1333:Mitchell, Fred (May 4, 2012).
526:and their crosstown rival the
1:
2068:Opening Day starting pitchers
1227:. Museyon Inc. p. 156.
220:walked between Cubs captain
45:(MLB) franchise in 1945, by
2518:2016 NL Championship Series
1221:Adam Selzer (1 July 2014).
774:after a mid-season trade),
467:Attempts to break the curse
18:The Curse of the Billy Goat
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2426:Back to the Future Part II
953:Back to the Future Part II
900:, .649), their best since
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658:(whose first title was in
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478:Wild Card tie-breaker game
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2322:Sheridan Red Line Station
2162:Tinker to Evers to Chance
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1969:
634:). These players include
204:On September 9, 1969, at
78:World Series championship
2352:Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2317:Addison Red Line Station
872:2016 Chicago Cubs season
4325:21st century in Chicago
4320:20th century in Chicago
4300:Baseball-related curses
4240:Gold Coast sports curse
4113:Curse of Rocky Colavito
4108:Curse of Coogan's Bluff
4093:Curse of the Billy Goat
2513:2015 NL Division Series
2453:Babe Ruth's called shot
2443:Curse of the Billy Goat
2380:Taking Care of Business
2073:First-round draft picks
1985:Chicago White Stockings
1032:Curse of Rocky Colavito
600:On September 22, 2015,
383:National League pennant
196:Alleged curse incidents
178:Babe Ruth's called shot
32:Curse of the Billy Goat
4230:Cleveland sports curse
4098:Curse of the Black Sox
2914:Marquee Sports Network
2543:2023 MLB London Series
2538:MLB at Field of Dreams
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4187:Other sports
4152:Madden curse
4123:Koufax Curse
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2614:World Series
2593:Tom Ricketts
2586:Joe Ricketts
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704:Bill Madlock
692:Ken Holtzman
688:Don Cardwell
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206:Shea Stadium
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36:sports curse
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2974:Joe Girardi
2964:Jon Sciambi
2770:Central (6)
2373:The Natural
2294:All the Way
2274:Arne Harris
2254:The Heckler
2248:Bill Holden
2218:Harry Caray
2194:Yosh Kawano
2135:Renovations
1786:October 26,
1753:October 26,
1351:November 3,
1318:November 3,
1267:LiveScience
1245:20 November
1206:November 3,
1172:October 25,
1138:October 22,
886:2016 season
848:Jon Garland
836:Ăngel PagĂĄn
824:Mark DeRosa
816:Jamie Moyer
812:Matt Stairs
780:Mike Morgan
760:Joe Girardi
752:Greg Maddux
732:Milt Wilcox
720:Burt Hooton
716:Rick Monday
700:Fred Norman
696:Billy North
676:Lou Johnson
538:Harry Caray
474:Opening Day
379:Moisés Alou
245:Leon Durham
212:played the
176:(known for
140:Chicago Sun
4274:Categories
4259:cover jinx
4166:Ice hockey
3000:Ron Coomer
2995:Pat Hughes
2957:Television
2907:Television
2874:(Single-A)
2862:(Double-A)
2856:(Triple-A)
2845:affiliates
2591:Chairman:
2400:Pat Pieper
2213:Mike Royko
2173:The Dugout
2043:No-hitters
1812:August 14,
1689:August 14,
1663:21 October
1571:August 14,
1376:October 6,
1278:August 14,
1128:Legacy.com
1048:References
808:Tom Gordon
800:Scott Eyre
784:Mark Grace
748:Joe Carter
736:Joe Niekro
712:Greg Gross
680:Jim Brewer
640:Gene Baker
636:Andy Pafko
624:See also:
614:Bob Shoudt
339:NL Central
301:Sammy Sosa
123:Mike Royko
2854:Iowa Cubs
2603:Manager:
2599:Jed Hoyer
2552:Rivalries
2488:Ken Hubbs
2223:Holy Cow!
2207:Alibi Ike
2082:Ballparks
2014:Franchise
1997:Based in
1588:USA Today
1534:USA Today
1512:28 August
1452:28 August
1419:28 August
1398:28 August
656:Lou Brock
652:Dale Long
367:foul ball
222:Ron Santo
218:black cat
4080:Baseball
2892:(Rookie)
2886:(Rookie)
2880:(Rookie)
2878:ACL Cubs
2868:(High-A)
2749:East (2)
2740:Division
2053:Managers
1991:and the
1806:Archived
1780:Archived
1747:Archived
1716:Archived
1711:CBS News
1657:Archived
1565:Archived
1539:Archived
1478:Archived
1473:BBC News
1371:ESPN.com
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1272:Archived
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1200:Archived
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1132:Archived
976:See also
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648:Don Hoak
555:and the
504:division
438:and the
400:and the
99:champion
3040:1870 ·
2584:Owner:
2155:Culture
2125:History
2048:Players
2038:Records
2028:Seasons
2023:History
1899:Twitter
1653:YouTube
1545:July 3,
1484:July 9,
1196:MLB.com
1162:MLB.com
1091:MLB.com
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888:with a
666:to the
492:Houston
442:in the
434:in the
345:in the
307:by the
288:in the
263:Red Sox
239:in the
131:Marlins
83:"curse"
67:pennant
2588:family
2033:Awards
1868:May 8,
1840:May 8,
1834:Snopes
1722:May 1,
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898:100â54
890:103â58
878:, and
662:after
500:Astros
385:since
363:inning
275:Game 6
208:, the
34:was a
4305:Goats
3997:2020s
3926:2010s
3859:2000s
3796:1990s
3731:1980s
3670:1970s
3609:1960s
3548:1950s
3485:1940s
3418:1930s
3355:1920s
3290:1910s
3219:1900s
3158:1890s
3087:1880s
3033:1870s
2988:Radio
2923:Radio
2420:Clark
1895:Tweet
172:, in
166:curse
156:, in
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65:(NL)
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4021:2023
4016:2022
4011:2021
4005:2020
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3975:2017
3967:2016
3959:2015
3953:2014
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