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  • 2016-11-03 (xsd:date)
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  • The Chicago Cubs and the Significance of '108' (en)
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  • On 22 September 2016, the Chicago Sun-Timespublished a list of supposed facts about the number 108 in anticipation of the Chicago Cubs first World Series victory since 1908: While we can't speak to the curse-killing properties of the number 108, we can check to see if the above-displayed claims are accurate. 108 stitches in a baseball: MOSTLY TRUE According to Baseballtips.com, there are 108 double stitches on a baseball, or 216 single stitches. A.G. Spalding's office originally located at 108 W. Madison Street: MIXTURE A.G. Spalding & Bros. had an office at 118 Randolph Street in Chicago Illinois in 1876. They moved to 108 Madison Street in 1881. The left and right field corners at Wrigley Field are 108 meters from home plate. TRUEThe corners of Wrigley Field are located 355 feet (left field) and 353 feet (right field) from home plate. When this is converted to meters, you get 108.2 and 107.5 meters respectively. TD Ameritrade is located on 108th street in Omaha, Nebraska. TRUE The corporate headquarters of TD Ameritrade is located at 200 South 108th Avenue. 108 is a sacred number in yoga. TRUE While there are many types of yoga, the practice is often tied to Hinduism and Buddhism. The number 108 is connected to many features of both of these religions, such as the number of prayer beads on a mala. The movie Taking Care Of Business, which shows the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, is 108 minutes long. TRUE The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) lists Taking Care Of Business as 108 minutes long. The movie Back to the Future Part II, which shows the Chicago Cubs winning the World Series, is 108 minutes long. TRUE IMDB lists Back To The Future II as 108 minutes long. You can read more about this movie's prediction here. The Billy Goat Curse started on 8 October (10/8) when Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis sent a telegram to P.K. Wrigley. UNPROVEN There are many variations of this story. The timeline makes sense, as Sianis and his goat were supposedly turned away from Wrigley Field on 6 October 1945, but we haven't been able to verify the date he sent the telegram or its contents. One version of the tale states that Sianis sent his telegram immediately after he was denied entry, not two days later: Wrigley Field was built on land that once housed a church. TRUE The land surrounded by Clark, Waveland, Sheffield and Addison streets housed the Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary and St. Mark's Lutheran Church before Weeghman Park (later renamed Wrigley Field) was built in 1914. Emil Verban's batting average in 1950 was 108. TRUE According to Baseball-Reference.com, Emil Verban's batting average during his final season with the Chicago Cubs was indeed .108. Before 2016, the last time the Chicago Cubs won a World Series Game was on 10/8 in 1945. TRUE In their last World Series win prior to 2016, the Chicago Cubs beat the Detroit Tigers in Game 6 of the 1945 World Series on 8 October 1945. (en)
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