John Mark Hicks

Time for some “tongue-in-cheek” …. My ten reasons why the Chicago Cubs will return to the World Series for the first time since 1945 and win it for the first time since 1908. 10.  The Cubs won nine straight games on the road which is something they have not done since 1945. 9.  The Cubs winning percentage […]

The Red Soxs did it in 2004. After 86 years, the curse of the Bambino was finally lifted. While the Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908, their “curse” actually dates to 1945 when a goat was refused admittance to Wrigley field. I wear my Cubs hat with great pride–“reverse the curse” with […]

Why did ESPN.com do it?  They headlined the Chicago Cubs with “Catch Them If You Can”! I can feel another jinx in the works.  Somebody is going to show up with a goat at Wrigley and be refused a seat as in 1945.  Or, there will be another Bartman. But “catch them if you can”….give […]