<prompt> Qedela umusho olandelayo: Womabili amaqembu e-baseball aseChicago ayehileleke ekuqalekiseni okucatshangwayo. I-Chicago Cubs, ngemuva kokuhlomula ngephutha le-baserunning likaFred Merkle waseNew York Giants phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okugcina kule sizini, iwine i-1908 World Series. Kusukela ngo-1909 kuya ku-2015, iCubs ayizange iwine i-World Series, naphezu kokubamba iqhaza njengeqhawe leNational League NL kasikhombisa phakathi kuka-1910 no-1945. Ukuvela kweWorld Series ngo-1945 kwakuphawuleka kakhulu ngoba kwaphawula ukuqala kwesiqalekiso seBilly Goat. Leso senzakalo sasihilela uBilly Sianis, umnikazi weBilly Goat Tavern, owacelwa ukuba ashiye umdlalo weWorld Series ngokumelene neDetroit Tigers ngoba iphunga lembuzi yakhe yasekhaya lalikhathaza abanye abalandeli. Kusukela ngo-1946 kuya ku-2015, iCubs esondele kakhulu kwi-World Series kwakuyizinsuku ezinhlanu ngaphandle komdlalo 6 we-NLCS ka-2003 ngokumelene neFlorida Marlins, lapho  <response>: USteve Bartman, umlandeli weCubs, wazama ukubamba ibhola elaliphutha. I-Cubs yahlula iLos Angeles Dodgers ku-2016 National League Championship Series NLCS, yazuza i-National League NL yokuqala yenhlangano kusukela ngo-1945. AmaCubs agcina ewine i-2016 World Series ngokumelene namaCleveland Indians, ubuqhawe bawo bokuqala eminyakeni eyi-108. 