October 6th...The Billy Goat Curse

Here is the latest from The Year Was, which is that thing I do every week. We are up to episode 137. This time we examine the year 1945 as William Sianis and his billy goat Murphy are kicked out of a World Series game and place “The Curse of the Billy Goat” on the Chicago Cubs.

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Theme music by The Tim Kreitz Band

https://www.youtube.com/c/TimKreitzAdventures/

https://www.reverbnation.com/timkreitz

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iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-year-was/id1458174084 

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Sources:

https://thestadiumreviews.com/blogs/info/why-is-it-called-wrigley-field/

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-billy-goat-curse-chicago-inc-20161026-story.html

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

https://www.historyandheadlines.com/the-curse-of-the-billy-goat-6-october-1945/

https://www.theodysseyonline.com/curse-billy-goat-broken

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

https://curseofthebillygoat.tommyhuckleberrynolan.com/curse-of-the-billy-goat/

https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/sport/world-series-game-7-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians/index.html

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Photo: 

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-billy-goat-curse-chicago-inc-20161026-story.html