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    The Broken Curse: 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs
    The Broken Curse: 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs
    The Broken Curse: 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs
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    The Broken Curse: 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs

    By Lyn Christian

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    The curse itself occurred in Game 4 of the 1945 World Series. Billy goat tavern owner William Sianis was asked to leave Wrigley Field because the odor of his pet goat bothered other fans. He then uttered his famous words, “Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more.”

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateOct 19, 2021
    ISBN9781664195318
    The Broken Curse: 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs

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      The Broken Curse - Lyn Christian

      Copyright © 2021 by Lyn Christian.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Getty Images are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Getty Images.

      Rev. date: 10/23/2021

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      Contents

      Preseason Predictions for the World Series

      Cubs Opening Day Roster

      The 45 Cub players that broke the curse are as follows:

      Acquisition of the 45 players in date order

      Changes Made During the Season

      The Results of 2016 season

      One Run Games

      Shutout by and against the Cubs

      9th Inning Changes

      Interesting Games

      Comparing the 2015 & 2016 Cubs

      Playoff Games

      The curse itself occurred in Game 4 of the 1945 World

      Series. Billy goat tavern owner William Sianis was asked

      to leave Wrigley Field because the odor of his pet goat

      bothered other fans. He then uttered his famous words,

      Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more.

      Preseason Predictions for the World Series

      Las Vegas

      Sports Illustrated

      Cubs to win the World Series

      Cubs Opening Day Roster

      13 Pitchers

      Jake Arrieta, Trevor Cahill, Justin Grimm

      Jason Hammel, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey

      Jon Lester, Neil Ramirez, Clayton Richard, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, Adam Warren, Travis Wood

      2 Catchers

      David Ross, Miguel Montero

      5 Infielders

      Kris Bryant, Tommy La Stella, Anthony Rizzo, Addison Russell, Ben Zobrist

      5 Outfielders

      Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward, Kyle Schwarber, Jorge Soler, Matt Szczar

      The 45 Cub players that broke

      the curse are as follows:

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