Cika wannan jumla: Rushewar Cubs a wasa na 6 kawai ya kara da la'anar Billy Goat.
Nan da nan aka yiwa Steve Bartman lakabi da dalilin rushewar su, yayin da ƙungiyar ta sami cikakken rushewa bayan Bartman ya kai ga kama ƙwallon ƙwallon ƙafa a cikin ƙasa, yana lalata damar kama Moises Alou. A cikin 'yan lokutan da suka biyo bayan wasan, magoya bayan Cubs sun yi ihu suna zagin Bartman. Don kare lafiyarsa, an tilasta wa masu tsaro su raka shi daga filin wasan.