Both Sianis and the Goat-who had his own ticket-were denied admission to the game and as the legend goes, Sianis spat upon the field while leaving and cursing Wrigley and the Cubs forever.
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Sure enough, the Cubs haven’t so much as been to the World Series since then, and they haven’t won a championship since 1908.
Yes, really. They tried to eat away the Curse of the Billy Goat.
The event took place at a Chicago restaurant owned by competitive eaters Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti and Tim Brown. However, with this year’s team poised to make a postseason run, some Cubs fans did what they could Tuesday to lift the curse.
Lest you think this stunt was some amateurish attempt at curse-removal-via-competitive-eating-contest, the team brought in a few ringers to add some gravitas to the affair: Kevin Strahle, Bob Shoudt and former Coney Island hot dog champion Takeru Kobayashi.
Kobayashi teamed up with Taco In A Bag in Lincoln Square to eat a 40-pound cooked goat in one sitting. Clearly the best way to reverse a century-long curse is to just eat a damn goat.
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The Cubs beat the Brewers 4-0 last night, gaining ground toward a wild-card spot in the National League playoffs, and if Chicago wins tonight, they may have a goat to thank.
