Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Here we are, Mom, Brendan, Theo and Grandpa Bob, shivering in August at an unseasonably cool Cubs game. Some nice gentleman from Canada took our picture during the seventh inning stretch. This is the third summer we've been to a Cubs game with Grandpa. It's the first time the Cubs lost though. Guess we have to go back to seeing the Cincinnati Reds.


Even Theo and Brendan's rally caps couldn't help the Cubs that day. If you look closely, you'll see that Brendan is holding a stuffed animal. It is a Cursebreaker Goat. The boys got them several years ago at a church picnic. Brendan actually got his signed by Ryan Dempster last summer. The boys got offered money last year by another fan for their goats, but they just didn't want to part with them.
The Billy Goat Curse, of course, refers to the curse put on the Chicago Cubs by the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, who was ejected from Wrigley Field along with his pet goat. The goat, apparently, did not make a good seat mate in the stands. There have been several attempts to break the curse, including bringing live goats back to Wrigley Field, but the Cubs still have yet to return to the World Series.