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That looser from the Cubs game (pg. 3)
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| BTG |
ahahhahaha. that kid is wicked.
he's the new jesus. |
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| whiskers |
| how ed up our world must be if people worry more about baseball than about their own lives. |
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| zarathustra |
| This must be said. This fan DID NOT cost the Cubs the game. Why are people getting so mad at him? It's easy to blame this guy but for one, I thought the ball was a foul and he had every right to try and catch it. Cubs fans should instead be blaming their shortstop, Alex Gonzalez, who dropped a routine ground ball immediately following the foul ball. This kept the inning alive for the Marlins who took full advantage. Oh yeah, and before I forget, Dusty Baker should not have kept Prior on the mound that long. It wasn't hard to see that he was getting tired and it was only a matter of time before he made a mistake. |
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| Azz3D |
| quote: | Originally posted by zarathustra
This must be said. This fan DID NOT cost the Cubs the game. Why are people getting so mad at him? It's easy to blame this guy but for one, I thought the ball was a foul and he had every right to try and catch it. Cubs fans should instead be blaming their shortstop, Alex Gonzalez, who dropped a routine ground ball immediately following the foul ball. This kept the inning alive for the Marlins who took full advantage. Oh yeah, and before I forget, Dusty Baker should not have kept Prior on the mound that long. It wasn't hard to see that he was getting tired and it was only a matter of time before he made a mistake. |
Amen! Lay off of him for god's sakes people. Alou wouldn't have caught the ball anyways. Proves the cubs are still losers.
/red sox fan |
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| Dj Dovla |
give thwe guy a break .... look how many other people are trying to catch the ball too ... its just luck that the ball went his way.
if you were in his position do you think you would see alou coming towards ya .. hell no , because you are looking UP to see where the ball is.
LOgic mother******s |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
The series final is on right now (Game 7)
Game is tied 3-3 bottom of the 3rd.
*EDIT* Cubs just hit a homer and it's 5-2 Cubs now. |
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| DJ_NRG |
Associated Press
CHICAGO -- The fan who played in a key role in the Chicago Cubs' collapse in Game 6 of the NL championship series apologized Wednesday, saying he was brokenhearted.
With the Cubs five outs from advancing to the World Series for the first time since 1945, Steve Bartman tried to grab a foul ball, preventing outfielder Moises Alou from catching it. That helped the Florida Marlins rally for an 8-3 victory to tie the NL championship series Tuesday night.
"I had my eyes glued on the approaching ball the entire time and was so caught up in the moment that I did not even see Moises Alou, much less that he may have had a play," Bartman said in a statement.
"Had I thought for one second that the ball was playable or had I seen Alou approaching, I would have done whatever I could to get out of the way and give Alou a chance to make the catch."
The 26-year-old Bartman was escorted by security guards from Wrigley Field after he was threatened by angry fans and pelted with debris.
Bartman apologized to Cubs fans everywhere, adding he was "truly sorry from the bottom of this Cubs fan's broken heart."
"I ask that Cub fans everywhere redirect the negative energy that has been vented towards my family, my friends, and myself into the usual positive support for our beloved team on their way to being National League champs," Bartman said.
Hours after the Marlins forced the decisive seventh game, Bartman was the talk of the town.
Angry broadcasters castigated him. A local newspaper found in a Web poll that thousands of people blamed him for playing a role in the Cubs' loss. Even the governor weighed in.
"Nobody can justify any kind of threat to someone who does something stupid like reach for that ball," Gov. Rod Blagojevich said.
In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush said an offer of asylum to Bartman might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach offered him a free three-month stay if he needed to get out of Chicago.
Earlier in the day, neighbors and other fans had various opinions on whether Bartman should have tried to catch the ball.
"If you are a fan who's been around for a while, you just know not to interfere with a player," said Don Emond, 66, a longtime season-ticket holder who was at the game. "I think these fans like that are sort of selfish or they don't really care about the consequences of what happened."
Bartman was described by neighbors as a youth baseball coach and such a big Cubs fan that he traveled to Arizona to see the team in spring training.
Don Kessinger went after countless popups near the stands while playing shortstop for the Cubs in the 1960s and '70s.
"I think he did what 40,000 people would have done," said Kessinger, now in the real estate business in Oxford, Miss.
Even Alou, who was initially furious, seemed to soften later.
"I kind of feel bad for the guy now, because every fan in every ballpark, their first reaction is they want a souvenir," he said. "Nobody's going to think about the outcome of the game." |
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| SebTheDJ |
| Baseball sucks anyway. |
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| TeKnoHe@d2025 |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_NRG
In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush said an offer of asylum to Bartman might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach offered him a free three-month stay if he needed to get out of Chicago. |
It figures a Bush would have said this. :rolleyes: |
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| zarathustra |
| quote: | Originally posted by DJ_NRG
In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush said an offer of asylum to Bartman might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach offered him a free three-month stay if he needed to get out of Chicago.
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Who could say no to that?
7-5 Marlins, hehe, go Marlins!!! |
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| xtr3m |
| quote: | Originally posted by SebTheDJ
Baseball sucks anyway. |
Nobody listens to baseball ...ball ...ball |
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| j_spot |
I wouldnt be surprised if somebody takes this too far and either beats him down or kill him.
cmon, its the USA.
I feel sorry for him...he should probably move to Africa, somewhere where teh cubs curse is non existant! |
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