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WATCH: Stephen Colbert kicks out goat on 'Late Show' in support of Chicago Cubs

Published Oct. 9, 2015 2:38 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

If you're unfamiliar with the "Curse of the Billy Goat" that's vexed the team for decades, Colbert explains in the video.

But so is a World Series win. On Friday night Jon Lester will take the bump for Chicago against John Lackey in St. Louis in Game 1 of the NLDS.

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