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The New York Times recently published an article about the current MLB playoffs in which the Chicago Cubs seek to finally break the everlasting curse that has existed for over 90 years. Author Bill Pennington, a writer for the New York Times, published “The Cubs Confront The Curse: Is This the Year?” just weeks before the Cubs would make it to the World Series, and eventually break the curse to make history. While I am a sports nerd and love to read about the MLB, NFL and NHL, who doesn’t love a classic underdog story? Pennington sets this story up to be a true home run. Pennington begins his article with a quote from the chairman of the Chicago Cubs organization, saying “There is no curse; that’s crazy talk.” This interjects curiosity and eagerness into the hearts of the readers, because for some readers they may not even know about the curse to begin with. However, for others, specifically Cubs fans, they’re aware of their past. Pennington continues to exploit the subject of the story, explaining the actual curse and years past of how the Cubs have been deemed the “cursed team” for decades. Pennington uses direct quotes from members of the Chicago Cubs organization, both executives and players. This provides both sides to the story for readers. Not only do they get a business standpoint but also a players point of view, a word from someone who actually has direct effect on the outcome of the team's success. Pennington does some math, adding up the number of ticket sales and comparing them to what it costs to sign a free agent, but all together in an effort to explain to readers the difficulties and steps it takes to fielding a World Series caliber-team. Like I said, as a baseball fan, although the Yankees are out of the playoffs this year, I still love the stigmas that lie on the backbones of historic teams. This juicy story of an underdog team trying to revert the curse that blessed them with losses throughout the years is truly compelling, and draws a great deal of attention.
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