Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - MLB setịpụrụ ụkpụrụ na nchịkọta egwuregwu ruo ọtụtụ afọ, na ụfọdụ n'ime egwuregwu kachasị mma nke egwuregwu ahụ emetụbeghị ụkwụ n'ime okpomọkụ nke egwuregwu baseball ma ọ bụ obere egwuregwu. Theo Epstein nke Chicago Cubs bụ otu n'ime ndị ụbụrụ ha na-adabaghị n'egwuregwu bọọlụ bọọlụ ọkachamara; kama nke ahụ, Epstein na-adabere na agụmakwụkwọ ya na Mahadum Yale na ọnụọgụ dị n'azụ egwuregwu ahụ iji mee ọtụtụ mkpebi ya. Epstein, onye ama ama maka ọrụ ya n'ịkwụsị abụọ n'ime akụkọ ihe mere eme nke baseball (Boston Red Sox curse of the Great Bambino na 2004, na nso nso a dịka 2016 World Series
, na-enyere aka ịkwụsị ụkọ afọ 108 n'agbata mmeri World Series maka Chicago Cubs), bụ onye otu na-eto eto na nnukwu egwuregwu baseball nke na-adabereghị na afọ nke nnukwu egwuregwu egwuregwu. Obodo a enwewo ike itolite n'ihi nchịkọta dị omimi nke ọnụ ọgụgụ ndị e nwere na baseball ruo ọtụtụ iri afọ. N'iji nyocha eme ihe na MLB, enwere ọtụtụ ọnụọgụgụ nke ghọrọ ihe dị mkpa na nyocha nke egwuregwu ahụ, nke gụnyere: