Kaylasdad99 was looking for the origins of the Goat Curse.

Since he is set up to not recieve e-mails through the boards, I’ll post 2 links here to answer his question in this thread.

http://www.fiercehighway.com/mint400/archives/001003.html
http://www.mvschool.riroe.k12.il.us/headley/Curse.htm

Maybe others will find it interesting as well.

Never have I seen another town whose fortunes are so dependant upon the whims of farm animals.

Brilliantly put:D .

A Man and his goat were refused entrance into the 1945 World series. He put a curse on them, they lost the series and have sucked ever since.