The Chicago Cubs are affectionately known as lovable losers. The Cubs have not made a World Series appearance since 1945, and have not won a championship since 1908, the longest drought in North American sports. This curse was placed on the Cubs in 1945 by one Billy Sianis, who was asked to leave a World Series game because his stinky pet goat that he brought with him to the game was bothering other fans. On his way out, Sianis said, “ Them Cubs, they aren’t gonna win no more.”
The Curse of the Billy Goat has manifested itself many times, most recently in the 2003 National League Championship Series against the Florida Marlins, where fan Steve Bartman infamously obstructed a Cubs player from catching a foul ball late in the game in a crucial situation.
The only way the curse can be lifted, according to Sianis’s descendants, is that the Cubs show a genuine affection for goats and allow them into the stadium not because they were forced, but because they really want them there.
Excellent showing of "genuine affection for goats," everyone! Great artwork!
On to Challenge No. 2!
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