“I knew I was going to cry, I didn’t think it was because I was blind from celebratory champagne”, said Bill Murray, a longtime Chicago Cub fan. “I’ve been imagining this for a long time”. Along with many, many others. The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series in 108 years against the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a nail biter 10-inning marathon, ending the longest championship drought in any major American sports team. The ‘Curse of the Billy Goat’ began in 1945 when William “Billy Goat” Sianis bought two tickets to Game 4 of the Cubs’ World Series versus the Detroit Tigers – one for himself and one for Murphy, his tavern’s mascot. As the legend goes, the Billy Goat smelled so bad that Sianis and the Billy Goat were asked to leave; Sianis angrily yelling on his way out, “them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more!” And they didn’t until 2016. A lot of acknowledgement has been pointed at Theo Epstein, Cubs’ President of Baseball Operations. He was hired after the 2011 season and five years later they’re champions. Epstein already made himself a household name when he broke the ‘Curse of the Bambino’ with the Boston Red Sox’s 2004 World Series win as their general manager. Chicagoans rest easy; the Curse of the Billy Goat is dead.