Theo Epstein is a lifelong Chicago Cubs legend and for obvious reasons. The Curse of the Billy Goat has moved on from the lush Wrigley Field ivy to haunt greener pastures because of the 2016 championship team that Epstein constructed. Although he finally built the team that brought the coveted World Series trophy to the North Side, there is one team that got the best of him to cripple the “dynasty” before it even got started.
Looking back at the 2016 regular season, all Cubs fans can do is tip their caps to the New York Yankees for making one of the best front offices in Major League Baseball look like a church rec league GM.