Cubs no-hitters and the stock market

[muttleynfelix]

Watch out, last night Chicago Cubs pitcher, Jake Arrieta, pitched a no hitter.

The previous 2 times a Chicago Cubs pitcher had a no-hitter, the stock market tanked about 30% each time. Will the "trend" continue?

[hoops902]

So I know they had one in 2008, couldn't remember the prior one so I had to look it up. Did the market tank in September 1972?

[muttleynfelix]

Aug 31, 2015 14:19:10 GMT -5 hoops902 said:

So I know they had one in 2008, couldn't remember the prior one so I had to look it up. Did the market tank in September 1972?

That is what I heard on the radio today. I didn't verify.

Looking it up, it was a 2 year drop. Someone was stretching to make that correlation, but it sounded interesting.

Of course if you are a Dodgers fan, you are saying that the error was a hit and they weren't no hit anyway, so it doesn't matter.

[sarcasticgirl]

GO CUBS GO!

go stock market go?

[Deleted]

Not enough anywhere near recent data to correlate anything after World Series wins fortunately (or pennant wins for that matter).

Same ole lovable (loathable?) losers

[muttleynfelix]

Well in the same article that was read on the radio, the author said the last time the Cubs went to the world series that 2 cities were destroyed (end of WWII) - talk about a stretch.

ETA - it is yet to be proven, but this team is not the same lovable losers. And not every team in the last decade has been lovable. I also love how people call them chokers when most years they aren't competitive. That isn't choking, that is just sucking.

[NastyWoman]

Did anyone see what the markets did AGAIN today? Stupid CUBS