If you live in Chicago or are around baseball fans, you may have noticed that the Chicago Cubs have made it to the postseason. But, if you’re like me, you don’t even know what postseason is. Perhaps because you grew up in a sport-less household or you just couldn’t care less.

If you live anywhere near Chicago, you should care. Rumor is, the city will burn down if the Cubs win the World Series, which is where they are headed.

It’s a pretty big deal.

Why? Because the team has been supposedly ‘cursed’ since 1945. The Curse of the Billy Goat fell upon the team after the Billy Goat Tavern owner was asked to leave a game at Wrigley Field, due to the offensive odor of his pet goat, Murphy. The owner apparently claimed the Cubs wouldn’t win any longer. And they haven’t. 1945 was the last year the Cubs played in the World Series. The team hasn’t won since 1908.

The team has had a phenomenal year. I could explain the numbers, but if you truly are here just to understand the gist of things, the numbers won’t mean anything to you. However, in the last few years Cubs tickets have been dirt cheap. Now, the prices have skyrocketed. Apparently people like to go to games when they believe their team will actually win.

There’s a lot of great players this year, too. The best are those whose names you see on jerseys: Bryant, Rizzo, Russell, etc. We also have some pretty stellar pitchers, like Lester.

But last year the Cubs made it to postseason too, but still- no World Series. Right now they’re playing against the Giants (San Francisco, not the NY Football Giants, like I thought). They’ve been doing well, but the city is still sitting on the edge of its seat, hopeful but afraid.

Will this be the year we break the Billy Goat Curse?

Will the city burn down if we win the World Series? I live only a couple blocks from Wrigley Field, so I’m concerned.