Goat killed in hope to end Chicago Cubs curse, good luck with that

on 04 13, 2009

On the eve of the 2009 regular season opener at Wrigley Field, a few frustrated Cubs fans attempted to end the curse that was cast upon them in 1945 by a man named Billy Sianis.

Police responded to a 911 call placed at around 2:40 a.m. on Monday morning after being informed that there was a dead goat hung on the arm of the Harry Caray statue located at the intersection of Clark and Addison Street. Why a dead goat? Well here’s a little background on the story of the Billy Goat Curse:

(From http://www.nbcchicago.com):

On Oct. 6, 1945, the Billy Goat Curse was cast upon the Cubs when tavern owner Billy Sianis bought a box seat for his goat, Murphy, for Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley Field to help promote his establishment. When he was ordered to remove the goat, he claimed to place a curse on the team that would prevent it from ever hosting another World Series at Wrigley Field.

The Cubs led the Series 2 games to 1 until losing to Detroit that day, 4-1, and eventually lost the Series 4-3 — and have never returned.

Police say a similar situation occurred in 2007. How’d that work out for you, Cubs fans? In case you have tried to conveniently forget, let me refresh your memory. The Cubs won yet another NL Central Division crown, only to be swept in the NLCS by the Arizona Diamondbacks.

At this point it’s becoming laughable. Cubs fans are just the most pathetic group of fans in sports at this point. Do they really think this year will be their year? I mean come on. Yes, on paper the Cubs head into 2009 as one of the better teams in the MLB, but how many times have we heard that before only to have the same old results? How can we forget last season when the Cubs finished off one of the more impressive regular season campaigns in recent memory only to again be beaten before reaching the second round. And I shouldn’t even have to mention the Bartman incident.

Maybe there’s something to this curse. Maybe Billy Sianis and his goat actually knew what they were doing when they threatened this feeble franchise. Or maybe the reality is that the Cubs roster is annually filled with players who just can’t get it done, mental midgets who buckle when faced with even the slightest amount of pressure. I think that the latter is more feasible.

Get it together Cubs fans. I mean, there’s another team in Chicago that has actually achieved something in the last 100 years. Maybe you should get rid of that fresh new Fukudome jersey, go buy some White Sox gear and stop torturing yourself.

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