I stopped by the Old Chicago Restaurant on South Colorado Boulevard here in Denver to see the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8 to 6 last night, putting them just one game away from moving on to the National League Championship Series. Could this be the year the Cubs win their first World Series since 1906? They were, of course, in both the 1932 World Series (when Babe Ruth called his shot in Game 3) and the 1945 World Series (around the time the curse of the Billy Goat began), but lost both times. The curse of the Billy Goat began when Bill Sianis - owner of Chicago's famous Billy Goat Tavern - brought his pet goat to one of the Cub games, but was asked to leave because the goat smelled so bad. He put a curse on the team, and they have not been in a World Series since. Will the curse finally be lifted? Stay tuned.
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