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marmar

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Thu Apr 11, 2013, 06:03 PM Apr 2013

Goat's head delivered to Wrigley Field in Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs found a severed goat's head at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, and they're treating the cruel reference to a longtime curse as a crime.

Chicago police were called in to investigate after a man stopped the white van he was driving, walked a box to a security entrance on Waveland Avenue and wordlessly put it down, Cubs spokesman Julian Green said.

Security workers opened the box, addressed to team owner Tom Ricketts, and discovered the severed head. The team immediately called police.

Green said Thursday that police were given surveillance video, and that he doesn't know why someone would deliver a goat's head. Police did not comment on who might have left the goat head or a possible motive - other than to refer to the head in a brief statement as an ''intimidating package.'' .......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://sports.yahoo.com/news/goats-head-delivered-wrigley-field-134301774--mlb.html



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Goat's head delivered to Wrigley Field in Chicago (Original Post) marmar Apr 2013 OP
A waste of a good cabrito head Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #1
I thought there would be no sports threads in GD... bluedigger Apr 2013 #2
Someone is just a little to obsessed with their team........ Marrah_G Apr 2013 #3
curses! xchrom Apr 2013 #4
Poor goat. Wait Wut Apr 2013 #5
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