There’s something about the name Murphy that has bothered the Cubs since 1908.
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Is it a curse — or just Murphy’s law?
Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy, who hit home runs in every game of a four-game NLCS sweep of Chicago, is just the latest Murphy to torment the Cubs. A primer, from the Chicago Sun-Times:
Charles Murphy (1908): Owner of the franchise’s last title team, whose own players refused to dine with him after he jacked up the price of World Series tickets.
Murphy (1945): The name of the infamous billy goat.