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Entangled in Poison Ivy and Curses, Cubs Need Exorcism

Stuff keeps happening to the Chicago Cubs, and that stuff keeps happening in brutal ways. Even before the decades of gloom thickened over Wrigleyville this weekend after Lou Piniella bolted more than a month before his scheduled retirement as a sure-fire Hall of Fame manager, I've been thinking about something. I've been...

Lou Piniella Accomplishes Little for a Floundering Franchise

CHICAGO - And there goes another one. Another year, another manager, another era. And the Cubs are still losers. Lou Piniella announced Tuesday that he was quitting as Cubs manager at the end of the year, but the truth is, the Cubs had already beaten the life out of him nearly two years ago. Piniella arrived known for...

The Marlins Got Lou Piniella's Goat

At this point we're all more than familiar with the "curse" of the Chicago Cubs. More specifically, the Billy Goat curse. It's one of those stories that are never going to die until the Cubs finally win a World Series, and one that people will always pull out to have a bit of fun at the Cubs expense.The Marlins did this...

From the Windup: Enough Is Enough With Steve Bartman

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday. So I was on vacation last week. Anyway, I got home to the horror of this: "ESPN Orders Documentary On Cubs Scapegoat Steve Bartman." As if I wasn't in a bad enough mood returning home and having to get back to real life....

Carlos Marmol Injured in a Car Accident

Could this week get any better for the Chicago Cubs? I mean, they got the snot beat out of them by the Dodgers in the first round of the playoffs, getting swept for the second straight year. It was a devastating blow to Cubs fans all over, as I have a few friends who have slipped into catatonic states over it. It's even...

Steve Bartman News From the Web

05/21/12 10 Signs a Chicago Cubs Curse Does Exist Source: CBS - WBBM 2 - Chicago IL Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series will be forever known for Steve Bartman reaching over the wall trying to catch a ball, keeping it away from left fielder Moises Alou in the process.
05/03/12 TV: What's On Tonight?: Perhaps the presence of a... Source: The A.V. Club Here's what's up in the world of TV for Thursday, May 3.
05/02/12 S&M â Sports Memorabilia Sadistic Mementos Source: CBS - KTVT CBS 11 - Dallas / Fort Worth TX Sports memorabilia has always had a special place in the hearts of sports fanatics.
04/01/12 The Most Famous Booing Instances in Sports Source: Bleacher Report Over 90 years in the making, the Chicago Cubs looked poised to finally make the World Series.
04/01/12 Steve Bartman And The Myth Of The Beleaguered Cubs Fan Source: Rumors and Rants I watched Catching Hell , the documentary by Alex Gibney about the Steve Bartman debacle in 2003, again this Sunday morning.

Background on Steve Bartman

The Steve Bartman incident occurred during a Major League Baseball playoff game between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins on October 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

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