Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'ọnwa Ọktoba afọ 2003, ndị Cubs nwetere ọkwá dị elu na NLCS maka aha Njikọ Mba megide Florida Marlins. Ma n'oge egwuregwu nke isii nke usoro, na Cubs na-eduga 3 na 0, onye na-akwado ụlọ,
Steve Bartman, n'amaghị ama wepụrụ ihe dị mkpa n'aka onye na-agbapụ Cubs bụ Moisés Alou. Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ndị Marlins gbakọtara, na-emeri ọ bụghị naanị egwuregwu ahụ kamakwa otu na, n'ikpeazụ, 2003 World Series. Ọtụtụ ndị na-akwado Cubs lere nke a anya dị ka ihe na-aga n'ihu na "Nkọcha nke Billy Ewu", nke dakwasịrị ndị otu ahụ kemgbe 1945, mgbe onye nwe Billy Goat Tavern nọ n'ógbè ahụ gbochiri iweta ewu ewu ya ọ hụrụ n'anya n'ụlọ egwuregwu Cubs, Wrigley Field, wee si otú a ṅụọ iyi na Cubs agaghị emeri National League Championship ọzọ. DePorter kwụrụ $113,824.16 maka "bọọlụ ọjọọ" ahụ a ma ama iji bibie ya, ma si otú ahụ nwee olileanya ịkwụsị ọbụbụ ọnụ ahụ.