Oct 20, 2015 | Billy Goat Curse
70 years ago, Billy “Goat” Sianis brought his pet goat, Murphy, to the game, hoping to bring his team good luck. Since then, several “Murphys” have horned their way into the legacy of The Billy Goat Curse.
Check out this article that chronicles all of the events that have included “Murphy”, from David Murphy to the 1984 Cubs losing 3 in a row at Jack Murphy Stadium:
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/murphy-curse-haunting-cubs-article-1.2401124
It’s time for Murphy to butt out! So, let the goat in and #ReverseTheCurse
Oct 15, 2015 | Billy Goat Curse
On October 15, 1974, The Oakland A’s were preparing for Game 3 of the World Series. They had just lost game 2 to the Dodgers, when owner Charles O. Finley invited Sam and his goat to the game. The A’s went on to win 3 straight games and their third straight World Series Championship.
See Cubs fans, the goat is GOOD LUCK!!! This is how you get a ring! #FlyTheW
Oct 1, 2015 | Billy Goat Curse
Here’s some more proof that The Billy Goat Curse is real! Did you know that over 40 former players have gone on to win the World Series after leaving the Cubs? These players include:
- Andy Pafko (who, coincidentally, played in the 1945 World Series as a member of the Cubs)
- Gene Baker
- Smoky Burgess
- Don Hoak
- Dale Long
- Lou Brock (whose first title was in 1964 after a mid-season trade to the St. Louis Cardinals)
- Lou Johnson
- Jim Brewer
- Moe Drabowsky
- Don Cardwell
- Ken Holtzman
- Paul Noce
- Billy North
- Fred Norman
- Bill Madlock
- Manny Trillo
- Greg Gross
- Rick Monday
- Burt Hooton
- Bruce Sutter
- Willie Hernández
- Milt Wilcox
- Joe Niekro
- Dennis Eckersley
- Joe Carter
- Greg Maddux
- Joe Girardi (as both a player and a manager)
- José Vizcaíno
- Glenallen Hill (after his second stint with the Cubs; his title came in 2000 after a mid-season trade)
- Luis Gonzalez
- Mike Morgan
- Mark Grace
- Mark Bellhorn
- Bill Mueller
- Scott Eyre (whose title came in 2008 after he been traded from the Cubs during the season)
- Tom Gordon
- Matt Stairs
- Jamie Moyer
- Mark DeRosa
- Mike Fontenot,
- Ryan Theriot,
- Ángel Pagán
- Ryan Dempster, Dontrelle Willis and Jon Garland were traded as minor leaguers (coincidentally, the former won a World Series ring with the Marlins team that defeated the Cubs in the 2003 NLCS).
- Tim Lincecum was originally drafted by the Cubs
#ReverseTheCurse
Learn more about The Billy Goat Curse on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse_of_the_Billy_Goat
Sep 17, 2015 | Yorktown Center
Yorktown Center has two great events happening this weekend. First, the Harvest Music Fest is Saturday, September 19th from 4-7pm. The event will take place out t the Shops of Butterfield. Suburban Cowboys is the featured band along with lots of other live music! Be sure to head up to the food court on the upper level before the fest and grab a drink to get your afternoon started!
Sunday is the Susan G. Komen Lombard Race for the Cure at Yorktown Center. Whether you are doig the 5K timed race or the 5k & 1 mile fun run/walk or just coming out to cheer on a friend, come on up to the Billy Goat. We’ll be serving up hot cheezborgers and cold beer. Cheers to a great weekend!
Sep 8, 2015 | SNL
“Cheezborger! Next! Cheezborger! No Fries, Cheeps, No Pepsi, Coke! In the 60s, when Don Novello worked as an advertising copywriter in Chicago, he frequented the Tavern and heard Sam yell out to customers: “Cheezborger! Cheezborger! Cheezborger!” Later he went on to work as a staff writer for a new sketch comedy show in New York called “Saturday Night Live”. Inspired by Sam and the Tavern, he used that experience to write one of the greatest SNL skits of all-time.
