1. By Bennie, Lara and Renee August 16, 2008
curse
By Bennie, Lara and Renee
August 16, 2008

2. THE CURSE From 1876 to 1945 What’s wrong after 1945!!!???
The Chicago cubs were one of the most successful baseball team in the country.
What’s wrong after 1945!!!???
The Cubs is cursed
“Curse of The Billy Goat”

3. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
About a guy with his pet, a goat cursed the Chicago Cubs
FUNNY OR REAL????

4. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT 2 : 1 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 VS
2 : 1

5. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT William Sianis, nicknamed “Billy Goat”
His pet goat named “Murphy”
One for himself
One for his goat, Murphy

6. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

7. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

8. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT

9. CURSE OF THE BILLY GOAT
Philip Knight Wrigley was the Cubs owner

10. 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

11. The World Series Trophy would become just a dream
for the Chicago Cubs

12. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
The black cat (1969)

13. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
Right under Leon’s legs (1984)

14. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE
STEVE BARTMAN(2003)

15. Incidents following the curse
Who is Steve Bartman?

16. 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.
Cub’s players Mark Prior pitching, Luis Castillo batting with one out and Juan Pierre standing on second base.

17. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

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

19. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

20. INCIDENTS FOLLOWING THE CURSE

21. Statistic Pre-Curse 1876-1945 Post-Curse 1946-2003
World Series Victories:
1907, 1908
Championship Titles
1876, ,
World Series Appearances:
1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945
Pennants:
1876, , , 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945
Post-Curse
World Series Victories:
None
World Series Appearances:
Pennants:

22. Attempts to break the curse
Bring a goat out on the field
Destroy the steave Bartman ball
Hanging butchered goat

23. 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

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