There’s A New Twist On Having A Billy Goat At Wrigley Field

There’s A New Twist On Having A Billy Goat At Wrigley Field

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There will be a billy goat outside Wrigley Field before game one of the National League Division Series to remove the curse of the billy goat from the Cubs. This time the goat will be sausage. About 40 to 45 pounds of the stuff. Chicago butcher Brad Knaub [“knob”] will be giving away bite size pieces outside the stadium before the game Friday hoping it’ll remove the jinx.

WBEZ’s Marc Garber explains.