The Curse... Part 2... Are the players cursed??

Some other Major League teams believe that the players coming from the Cubs are cursed. The best example of this would have to be Bill Buckner going to the Boston Red Sox. Bill was seen as a great fielding first man but he would make one error that cost him a career. He let a slow rolling ground ball go right through his legs and help the Red Sox lose the 1986 World Series. Other players involved in cursing other teams would be Mitch Williams and Mike Krukow.

The opposite is also seen when Cub players leave the team. Many players leaving the Cubs system have won World Series victories. The last example is last year’s leaving of Scott Eyre. He was released by the Cubs and picked up by the Phillies who went on to win the World Series that year. Below is a list of names that won World Series after leaving the Chicago Cubs:

Andy Pafko Gene Baker Smoky Burgess Don Hoak

Dale Long Lou Brock Lou Johnson Jim Brewer

Moe Drabowsky Don Cardwell Ken Holtzman Billy North

Bill Madlock Manny Trillo Greg Gross Rick Monday

Burt Hooton Bruce Sutter Willie Hernandez Joe Niekro

Dennis Echersley Joe Carter Greg Maddux Joe Girardi

Glenallen Hill Luis Gonzalez Mike Morgan Mark Grace

Mark Belhorn Bill Mueller Dontrelle Willis Jamie Moyer

Jon Garland

When I looked at this list I could not believe the talent on it. You got a bunch of World Series Champions there and still the Cubs have yet to get one for themselves in 101 years. As a die hard Cub fan I have to admit that this article is hard to write and almost brakes my heart. I hope to one day see the Cubs WIN a World Series. Whether I believe in the curse or not that doesn’t matter. I just want to see the rarity of a World Series Ring on a Cubs finger. As all Cubs fans say “Maybe this is the year”.