Cika wannan magana: A watan Oktoba 2003, Cubs sun gina jagorancin jagorancin jagorancin NLCS don lakabi na National League a kan Florida Marlins. Amma a lokacin wasa na 6 na jerin, tare da Cubs ke jagorantar 3 zuwa 0, mai gida fan,
Steve Bartman, ba da gangan ba ya karkatar da muhimmin kama daga hannun dan wasan Cubs Moisés Alou. Bayan wannan Marlins ya taru, ya lashe ba kawai wasan ba amma gasar kuma, a ƙarshe, 2003 World Series. Yawancin magoya bayan Cubs sun ɗauki wannan a matsayin ci gaba da "La'anar Billy Goat", wanda ya rataya a kan ƙungiyar tun daga 1945, lokacin da aka hana mai gidan Billy Goat Tavern na gida ya kawo ƙaunataccen akuya a cikin filin wasan Cubs, Wrigley Field, kuma don haka ya rantse cewa Cubs ba za su sake lashe gasar zakarun kasa ba. DePorter ya biya $ 113,824.16 don sanannen "ƙwallon ƙwallon ƙafa" don ya hallaka shi, kuma don haka yana fatan kawo ƙarshen la'anar.