Indians fan brings goats to Progressive Field to curse Cubs

The Chicago Cubs may have won the pennant, but they still need four more wins to put "Curse of the Billy Goat" to rest.

Some Cleveland Indians supporters are hoping to play a part in keeping that curse alive.

A little more than 24 hours before the World Series, Indians fan Alan Mancuso brought his two pet goats, Stardust and CC, to Progressive Field in hopes of kick-starting a little more Cubs misfortune.

Fans in the area stopped to take pictures with Mancuso and his goats, who didn't get in the stadium itself but stood outside the left-field gates and walked around the park. They also visited the statue of Indians great Bob Feller, a member of Cleveland's last World Series winner in 1948.

"Everyone was really excited that I did it," Mancuso told Karen Farkas of Cleveland.com. "Especially those that know about the curse."

The famous curse was placed on the Cubs by a man named Billy Sianis, who owned the aptly named Billy Goat Tavern. Sianis tried to bring his pet goat into Wrigley Field for Game 4 of the 1945 World Series, but the team wouldn't allow his four-legged friend inside - at which point, it's alleged that Sianis placed a curse on the franchise.

"The Cubs ain't gonna win no more," Sianis reportedly said, according to the Billy Goat Tavern's website. "The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field."

Over the years that followed, the Cubs attempted to defeat the curse by inviting several different goats onto the field. Perhaps the most famous attempt was Opening Day 1984, when Billy Sianis' nephew Sam and his goat participated in the ceremony. That October, the Cubs made their first playoff appearance since the alleged curse, but still failed to win the World Series.