Not to make light of my book, Murphy: Billy Goat Curse, but what is up with anyone or anything named Murphy?
To those who do not believe in curses, let us look at coincidences instead. Some believe the Chicago Cubs are under the spell of the Billy Goat Curse. Is that the silliest idea you ever heard? Still, there are coincidences that leave some people shaking their heads.
Just the idea on how the curse came into play back in 1945 is enough to make you smile. Just thinking of how a goat named Murphy is behind the whammy placed on the Cubs could drive you batty. Still, a lot has happened to keep the Cubs out of the big show.
The fact is ever since Billy Sianis or Murphy delivered the immortal words during the 1945 World Series, “The Cubs aren’t going to win no more” the Cubs have not returned to the World Series.
Still, Murphy the Goat was not the first Murphy the Chicago Cubs encountered. Back in the Cubbies glory days, they ran up against a Daniel Murphy of the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1910, the second baseman nearly singlehandedly beat the Cubs in that year’s World Series. In the era of the dead ball, Danny hit the only homerun in the five games played for that series to beat the Cubs. He also drove in nine runs, while batting .400.
That brings us to this year National League Champion Series. The Mets have their own Daniel Murphy. He hit four homers, and drove in 6 runs as the Mets swept the Cubs in 4 games of the NLCS.
Anyway you look at it the Cubs have a problem with anyone or anything named Murphy. That is quite a coincidence.
Now, in my way of thinking whether or not you believe in curses, maybe there is a way for the Cubs to beat the curse without apologizing to a dead goat.
Daniel Murphy is a free agent after the World Series. If the Mets do not sign Murphy what if the Cubbies sign him. Maybe then, everything would be square with the curse. There I go, believing in the curse.
However, for those who believe in Murphy’s Curse by the Cubs signing him, it would be as if they were welcoming each Murphy into the friendly confines of Wrigley Field thus ending the curse. Okay, maybe I do believe in the curse…the Curse of the Murphys.
To those who do not believe in curses, let us look at coincidences instead. Some believe the Chicago Cubs are under the spell of the Billy Goat Curse. Is that the silliest idea you ever heard? Still, there are coincidences that leave some people shaking their heads.
Just the idea on how the curse came into play back in 1945 is enough to make you smile. Just thinking of how a goat named Murphy is behind the whammy placed on the Cubs could drive you batty. Still, a lot has happened to keep the Cubs out of the big show.
The fact is ever since Billy Sianis or Murphy delivered the immortal words during the 1945 World Series, “The Cubs aren’t going to win no more” the Cubs have not returned to the World Series.
Still, Murphy the Goat was not the first Murphy the Chicago Cubs encountered. Back in the Cubbies glory days, they ran up against a Daniel Murphy of the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1910, the second baseman nearly singlehandedly beat the Cubs in that year’s World Series. In the era of the dead ball, Danny hit the only homerun in the five games played for that series to beat the Cubs. He also drove in nine runs, while batting .400.
That brings us to this year National League Champion Series. The Mets have their own Daniel Murphy. He hit four homers, and drove in 6 runs as the Mets swept the Cubs in 4 games of the NLCS.
Anyway you look at it the Cubs have a problem with anyone or anything named Murphy.
That is quite a coincidence.
Now, in my way of thinking whether or not you believe in curses, maybe there is a way for the Cubs to beat the curse without apologizing to a dead goat.
Daniel Murphy is a free agent after the World Series. If the Mets do not sign Murphy what if the Cubbies sign him. Maybe then, everything would be square with the curse. There I go, believing in the curse.
However, for those who believe in Murphy’s Curse by the Cubs signing him, it would be as if they were welcoming each Murphy into the friendly confines of Wrigley Field thus ending the curse. Okay, maybe I do believe in the curse…the Curse of the Murphys.