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Old 04-11-2013, 01:48 PM   #1
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A goat's head was delivered to Wrigley Field on Wednesday addressed to Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts, a team spokesman confirmed.

It's possible the goat's head is in reference to a "curse" placed on the team during the 1945 World Series. Restaurant owner Billy Sianis brought his goat to a game, but was asked to leave and he vowed the team would never win again.

Cubs manager Dale Sveum was asked if he knew what he was getting into when he took over before the 2012 season.

"I don't have many thoughts on that, it's just obviously an unfortunate fan doing something pretty stupid," he said.

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Old 04-11-2013, 01:51 PM   #2
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Old 04-11-2013, 01:54 PM   #3
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That is so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad
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http://blog.sfgate.com/giants/2013/0...-to-beat-cubs/

Somebody clearly feared the Curse of the Billy Goat from 1945 might expire and delivered a goat’s head in a box to a Wrigley Field security guard on Wednesday.

Since then, the Cubs had a game rained out, top prospect Jorge Soler was suspended five games in the Florida State League for going after an entire opposing team with a bat and they took a five-run lead against the Giants on a frigid, wet afternoon, only to let the Giants score seven times over two innings.
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Old 04-11-2013, 04:52 PM   #5
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The last curse in baseball. Unless I'm missing something. Over the last decade we have watched the Curse of the Bambino lifted, the curse of Coogan's Bluff lifted, the Curse of the Black Sox lifted, the Curse of Billy Penn lifted.
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