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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Check out the Cubs' newest would-be curse buster -- he even looks like a billy goat.

''Hopefully, the goat is back,'' newly signed Cubs outfielder Reed Johnson said when asked how he thought his chin mullet might play on the North Side. ''Hopefully, the curse is gone.''

self-proclaimed plan for the '08 Cubs upon eagerly signing a one-year, $1.3 million deal literally a minute, he said, after he cleared release waivers and became a free agent Tuesday.

Filling the need for Reed :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Cubs

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He gets off on the wrong foot by mocking the Goat. Not smart. But a good pickup by the Cubs. Shows Piniella isn't going to trust Felix Pie to hit.