There is a story (legend?) that the Chicago Cubs were cursed by a tavern owner in 1945, who was ejected from a World Series game because he smelled like his goat Murphy and other fans complained. In his fury, he said the Cubs would never win again.
They broke the curse!
Not only did they win the World Series, they did so by coming back from a 3-1 deficit, a rare accomplishment.
Congratulations, Cubbies!
Diane Ravitch's blog 
Great piece of writing here on Game 7:
http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/page/playoffs16_greatestgame7/how-did-cubs-curse-end-greatest-game-ever
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What a game! Congratulations to the Cubs!
I didn’t think that they would pull it off, but they broke the curse of the billy goat, and they did it!
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The only thing wrong, is that 538 got this one wrong
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Let’s hope that the billy goat does not get his revenge next Tuesday!
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Well, think of it this way, Carl. The Cubs won, so the billy goat curse has been eliminated.
Hillary Clinton was born and raised in the Chicago area. So she will win, as well.
That’s what I think, at any rate.
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For those of us who stayed up to watch the game, I believe this game will be talked about as long as baseball is around. One of the best games ever watched was how one news reporter stated it. certainly one of the most interesting and nail biting.
I LOVE Cari Petersen’s remark above. Let us not only pray but for sure get out and vote. Many of us, especially of advanced age, voted early. It avoids long lines and if by chance your ability to vote has been eliminated your find out before it is too late to do anything about i.
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Indeed, Gordon. From your keyboard to the eyes of whatever Deity you believe in.
I already mailed in my vote.
(And yes, it was an amazing game. I stayed up way too late to watch it. I love baseball, and I cannot remember a Game Seven in a World Series that was anything like this.)
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Thank you, Diane! I was in NV & CA this past weekend, & watched games w/people from many other states. I apologized for my cheering & groans, & one person (from CA) replied, “Don’t worry, honey, we’re ALL rooting for the Cubs!”
So nice to have some unity AND good news in these tumultuous times.
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What a beautiful reminder of who we are!
Last night, the thought that friends and strangers all over the nation were watching and listening with hope was awesome. Hope for either the Cubs to break a century old curse, or hope for Cleveland to stand tall, or hope for a great game, regardless.
If the presidential race has displayed our worst spectator sport nature, this World Series has showed our best. Hopefully we can carry that through next week.
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I am always amazed at the way baseball captures the imagination.
I grew up with stories about an uncle who was the player-manager for the Detroit Tigers, his last job after playing for teams in Boston and Philadelphia.
As a kid, I was in his orbit every now and then. I actually learned a lot about him from taxi drivers who followed baseball. In 1935, the year I was born, he led the Tigers to a World Series win. At the height of in Great Depression that put him on the cover of Time. This is to say I can appreciate the wild and wonderful Cubs achievement.
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Laura,
Great memory. My love of baseball was cultivated when I was a little girl. My father was baseball-mad. Sometimes he took me to see the Houston Buffalos play and we sat in the bleachers. I got to know a lot about baseball and played it in elementary school and junior high school. I loved sliding into the bases. I coulda been a star!
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I love minor-league baseball. I bet Buffaloes games were a fantastic time for a kid.
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The Buffs were a farm team for the St Louis Cardinals. Occasionally they came to town and I remember hanging over the dugout to get Stan Musial’s autograph
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Mickey Cochrane?
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Ferp. Yes. Hall of Famer. On US postage stamp. Also the edge visual in the vidio set of Ken Burns series–horizontal fly to stop someone at home base. Career ended after a triple skull fracture from a pitcher named “Bump” Hadley. Recruited for WW II troop training at Great Lakes Naval Station. Scout for various teams. MIckey Mantle”s father admired him, hence his first name.
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