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The Chicago Cubs: A Popular Regime

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The Chicago Cubs are not a popular franchise out here in California, mostly because the team is located all the way across the country. I chose the Cubs for a few reasons. One is the team has a long history dating way back to 1876. The main reason I chose the Cubs is because growing up I because slightly familiar with the team. My mom is from Chicago and moved here after she graduated high school. My aunt is a diehard Cubs fan and my mom is still a fan out here in the Bay Area.
The Chicago Cubs are one of the most iconic and historic teams in MLB history. They play in one of the oldest stadium in the league, and are the only team to not have a jumbo tron. The franchise was established in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings with manager Al …show more content…

The team was renamed to the Chicago Colts during the 1894 season, and again in 1898 to the Chicago Orphans. In 1902 the team was dubbed the “Cubs” because of the high amount of young players on their roster. The franchise played at West Side Grounds ballpark from 1893-1915, and they moved to Wrigley Field for the 1916 season. The Cubs still play there today.
Almost every sports team that exists has at least one rivalry with another team. Whether the teams are professional, collegiate, or even little league, rivalries between teams can form and make the teams more competitive with one another. The Chicago Cubs have a territorial rivalry with the Chicago White Sox. This rivalry is also known as the Crosstown Classic or the Windy City Showdown. The Cubs are in the National League and play on the north side of Chicago, while the White Sox are in the American League and play on the south side. The rivalry started in 1900 when a minor league team, the Saint Paul Saints, moved to the windy city. Even though they renamed themselves to the White Stockings, the original name of the Cubs, the …show more content…

It all started when the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, William “Billy” Sianis, was kicked out of a game in the 1945 World Series. The series was played between the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers; this was the Cubs last World Series appearance till this day. Billy Sianis attended game four of the series with his pet goat named Murphy. Late in the game the two were asked to leave the game by Cubs’ owner, P.K. Wrigley. The way the story goes, Wrigley’s reason was the goat smelled and he had Billy and Murphy escorted out of the park. Angered by all of this, Sianis left the park and on his way out he cursed the Cubs by exclaiming, “The Cubs aint gonna win no more. The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field”. Diehard fans believe Billy Sianis cursed their beloved Cubs and he is the reason they have not been able to win a World Series since. This became popularly known as The Curse of the Billy

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