Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Stupid Histrue Minute. I'm your host,
Speaker 1: Kept Pound. Today we're talking about the Chicago Cubs. The
Speaker 1: Chicago Cubs are one of baseball's oldest franchises and one
Speaker 1: of its most lovable heartbreaks. The team was founded in
Speaker 1: eighteen seventy six as the Chicago White Stockings, making it
Speaker 1: one of the oldest clubs in professional baseball. They officially
Speaker 1: became the Cubs in nineteen oh three. After winning back
Speaker 1: to back World Series titles in nineteen oh seven and
Speaker 1: nineteen oh eight, the Cubs endured a championship drought that
Speaker 1: lasted get this, one hundred and eight years, fueled by
Speaker 1: legends like the Curse of the Billy Goat and one
Speaker 1: unlucky fan named Steve Bartman. In twenty sixteen, the Cubs
Speaker 1: finally wanted all, though, proving that sometimes history just takes
Speaker 1: a little longer than expected. This has been the Stupid
Speaker 1: History Minute and I'm Kept Pound. This podcast is a
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