It turns out baseball is a very cursed sport. One of Major League Baseball's longest running curses affected The Chicago Cubs for decades. A disgruntled goat owner, a black cat and the notorious Steve Bartman incident, this is The Curse Of The Billy Goat.

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REFERENCES/FURTHER READING AND VIDEOS MENTIONED:

Steve Bartman’s catch attempt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vq8G81oOHhY

Steve Bartman's ring:
https://www.npr.org/2017/08/05/541714441/a-world-series-ring-for-steve-bartman

Bill Buckner, between the legs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18caPNisP2U

Cubs win the World Series:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOp8w2PgHlM

https://www.billygoattavern.com/legend/our-history/

https://www.billygoattavern.com/legend/curse/

https://blog.betway.com/how-do-the-mlb-playoffs-work-mlb-playoffs-explained/

https://www.mlb.com/news/chicago-cubs-history-of-curses-c206838320

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGIYtCWzxAw

https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/ridiculous-history-curse-colonel.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Colonel

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2009/oct/15/chicago-cubs-steve-bartman-world-series

https://baseball.fandom.com/wiki/Steve_Bartman_Incident

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-steve-bartman-anniversary-20181012-story.html

https://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/28/sport/chicago-cubs-billy-goat-curse/index.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_World_Series

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Chicago-Cubs

https://www.mlb.com/news/chicago-cubs-history-of-curses-c206838320

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/10/25/chicago-cubs-billy-goat-curse-explained/92715898/

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