curse

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curse

• By Bennie, Lara and Renee
• August 16, 2008

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THE CURSE

• From 1876 to 1945
• The Chicago cubs were one of the most successful
  baseball team in the country.
• Whats wrong after 1945!!!???
• The Cubs is cursed
• Curse of The Billy Goat

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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

• About a guy with his pet, a goat cursed the
  Chicago Cubs
• FUNNY OR REAL????

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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

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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

• William Sianis, nicknamed Billy Goat
• His pet goat named Murphy

One for himself
One for his goat, Murphy
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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
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CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

• Philip Knight Wrigley was the Cubs owner

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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

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The World Series Trophy would become just a
dream for the Chicago Cubs
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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

• The black cat (1969)

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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

• Right under Leons legs (1984)

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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

• STEVE BARTMAN(2003)

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Incidents following the curse

• Who is Steve Bartman?

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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.
• Cubs players Mark Prior pitching, Luis Castillo
  batting with one out and Juan Pierre standing on
  second base.

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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
Millions of Cubs fans were Devastated by the loss
and furious at Bartman.
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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
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INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
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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

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Attempts to break the curse

• Bring a goat out on the field
• Destroy the steave Bartman ball
• Hanging butchered goat

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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

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SUMMARY

• The phenomenon of the billy goat curse is just a
  legend? Could it be real?