Chicago Cubs: Why the "Eco-Goat" Craze May be the Cure for Cubs Curse

The state of Maryland has potentially found the solution to the supposed Cubs "Curse of the Billy Goat" without even knowing it. Who would have known it could be this easy?

On the surface, Maryland-based business Eco-Goats provides an original and ecologically sound method to cut the weeds.

It seems the hungry little critters just love to munch on weeds and other unwanted vegetation, thus clearing land for development and farming.

But does Brian Knox, the owner of this company, realize the full potential of what he's got?

No, I'm not suggesting he bring goats in to eat the grass turf and ivy covering the walls at Wrigley Field so we can tear the place down and move to a ballpark more conducive to winning. That would be blasphemous to most Cubs fans.

Rather, I'm encouraging Knox to find the descendants of the goat that Billy Sianis tried to bring into the ballpark during the 1945 World Series and beg for forgiveness from his (or her) great-great grandpappy's horrible act of evil.

Look, I know the Cubs have tried to end this jinx, bringing in the current owner of the Billy Goat tavern and parading goats around the park. But to date, those efforts have failed and the Cubs still haven't made it to a Series since that day when the goat was unceremoniously removed from the park. 

Many still believe in the curse that Sianis allegedly put on the Cubs back in '45. Personally, I think we've been cursed by bad management.

But regardless of your opinions on this matter, one thing is for certain: The team has not sniffed the World Series since then despite a couple of close calls, so it's time to do something about it.

Maybe the owners of Eco-Goat could be brought in to cut and fertilize the grass at Wrigley. All those goats around, chewing and pooing, would have to help improve the karma, if not the odor, around the Cubs.

Meanwhile, if one of those goats gets an appetite for a certain left fielder...well...that would suit me just fine.