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The End Of The Billy Goat Curse: Why Cubs Fans Should Let It Go, Jack Bales Jan 2013

The End Of The Billy Goat Curse: Why Cubs Fans Should Let It Go, Jack Bales

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The Friendly Confines have been decidedly unfriendly, lately. After Cubs owner Tom Ricketts unveiled his plans to renovate the 99-year-old Wrigley Field, few observers of the national pastime were surprised when die-hard fans objected. Ricketts in turn threatened to move the Cubs if his proposals were blocked, adding that “all we really need is to be able to run our business like a business and not a museum.”