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Murphy: Billy Goat Curse
Stanley Phillips
ASIN: B00MRN91FS
Publisher: unknown
Pages: 92

“Murphy” is a fantasy born out of the frustration that the Chicago Cub fans have over the fact their beloved Cubbies have not been to a World Series since 1945. Many feel the reason for the drought is due to the Billy Goat Curse.The so-called curse came to be on October 6, 1945, when Billy Sianis, a well-known Chicago saloon owner brought his pet goat Murphy to the fourth game of that year’s World Series. When asked to remove his goat from Wrigley Field, he was insulted. Upon leaving, he uttered the now infamous words, “Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more.”When Frain’s army of ushers heard those words, they contributed the curse to Sianis. However, Murphy was the one who put the whammy on the Cubs. Seeing he was the one who was actually insulted, it was only natural. Unbeknownst to the Cubs fans, the only way to break the curse is for someone from the Cubs organization to apologize ...
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