Mezue nkebi ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: A sịrị na òtù egwuregwu baseball abụọ nke Chicago na-ekwu okwu ọjọọ. Chicago Cubs, mgbe ha ritere uru site na mmejọ nke New York Giants 'Fred Merkle n'ime izu ole na ole gara aga n'oge oge ahụ, meriri World Series nke 1908. Site na 1909 ruo 2015, ndị Cubs emeghị mmeri World Series, n'agbanyeghị na ha sonyere dịka onye mmeri National League (NL) ugboro asaa n'etiti 1910 na 1945. Ọdịdị World Series nke 1945 bụ nke kachasị dị ịrịba ama n'ihi na ọ bụ mmalite nke Curse of the Billy Goat. Ihe ahụ metụtara Billy Sianis, onye nwe ụlọ oriri Billy Goat Tavern, bụ onye a gwara ka ọ pụọ n'egwuregwu World Series megide Detroit Tigers n'ihi na ísì ewu ya na-enye ndị ọzọ na-akwado ya nsogbu. Site na 1946 ruo 2015, nke kacha nso na Cubs gara World Series bụ ise na-apụ na egwuregwu 6 nke 2003 NLCS vs. Florida Marlins, mgbe
Steve Bartman, onye na-akwado Cubs, nwara ijide bọọlụ na-adịghị mma. Ndị Cubs meriri ndị Los Angeles Dodgers na 2016 National League Championship Series (NLCS), na-emeri nzukọ mbụ National League (NL) pennant kemgbe 1945. Ndị Cubs mechara merie asọmpi World Series nke 2016 megide ndị Cleveland Indians, mmeri mbụ ha n'ime afọ 108.