Question about Steve Bartman

Dan kind of laughed, actually. It was a Howard Stern guy.

 

I remember that one. Can't imagine the "30 for 30" documentary can be any better than that article, unless they get an interview with Bartman.

 

Bingo. Alou's actions, which reflected the sentiment at the time, definitely spoke louder than his words.

 

It wasn't bad.. It was no Frank Sinatra has a cold (one of the standards for doing a profile w/o actually interviewing the subject).
An interview with Bartman would be great.

 

Here's how I finished my Bartman (then anonymous) story that night:

After the game ended, the fan apparently stayed in a location where no one could get to him.
In the Cubs' clubhouse approximately 50 yards away, Alou blamed the fan's actions for the Marlins' winning inning.
"Almost 100 percent," he said. "I was there. I kept my eye on the ball. All of a sudden, there's a hand in my way. That could have been the whole game right there.
"At the same time, I feel sorry for the guy," Alou added. "Everybody who goes to a ballpark wants a baseball. Hopefully he doesn't have to regret it for the rest of his life."

 

Ooh, that final quote from Alou stings today, L.W.

While I enjoyed that game immensely as a Sox fan, I still put part of the blame on the Fox TV crew for obsessively focusing on the Bartman play for the rest of the game.

Yeah, it would have been nice for the Cubs if Alou caught that ball, but there were plenty of other plays/pitches/Manager moves that could have been made to change the outcome of that game.

 

I would just like to point out that I still blame Dusty Baker and will never, ever forgive him.

 

He had to be escorted away by security with his face covered so Cubs fans wouldn't kill him. And they weren't watching on TV.

 

Yeah, I blame Dusty Baker too as a Giants fan for giving Russ Ortiz the ball after taking him out in the 2002 World Series and firing up the Angels.

 

It wasn't Dusty Baker. If Alex Gonzalez field the grounder hit right to him, it's a double play, Cubs gets out of the inning with the lead and no one remembers Bartman. Dusty didn't boot a grounder right to him. Why does Alex Gonzalez's shitty fielding get forgotten in the whole fiasco?

 

Because all people remember is Bartman.

 

That's the worst part of all of this . . what f'in mistake did Bartman make? Did he reach over the railing to grab the ball? No, he put his hand up for a ball that was hit two rows deep into the stands.