Will Steve Bartman be forgiven now?

[BossDawg78]

Will he even come out of hiding?

 

[EngDawg]

I don't know, but you had better stock up on survival gear.

 

[JungRebel]

Cubs fans say ALL is forgiven.

 

[11thEagleFan]

The mistreatment of Steve Bartman should be a cautionary tale of taking sports too seriously. That guy got the rawest of deals.

 

[Shamoan]

Most of us would react the same way to a foul ball. Scapegoat for blowing the game, but that's water under bridge.

 

[notoriousD_O_G]

If I was Bartman I would tell all the cub fans that want to forgive him to eat one

 

[mcdawg22]

Not to mention Alou wasn't the best of fielders.

 

[Shmuley]

Would love to know what he's thinking this morning.

 

[coach66]

I don't think Bartman gives two ***** about the Cubs and according to my best

friend who follows it closer than I has handled the whole affair about as well as anybody could handle it. Hat's off to him.

 

[Dawg1979]

friend who follows it closer than I has handled the whole affair about as well as anybody could handle it. Hat's off to him.

the talking heads on MLB were talking about him the other night. said he has been to a good many games in the last few years in disguises. he is still a huge fan according to them.

they should get him to throw out the first pitch, opening night next year

 

[MaroonNation]

According the the ESPN special I saw on him he is a huge Cubs fan still.

 

[BossDawg78]

The mistreatment of Steve Bartman should be a cautionary tale of taking sports too seriously. That guy got the rawest of deals.

No doubt. It's amazing how serious people can get over a game. I mean, there were people that I'm sure would have literally killed the guy had they been able to get their hands on him, all over something most people would do in the same situation. He's certainly handled the situation like a pro. He could've easily been a very, very rich man then had he played his cards right. He most certainly could now if he chose to come forward.

 

[coach66]

My point badly made is that he moved on with his life and didn't let it ruin his

life and his families life and continued to be a fan. Some people would not have been able to handle the **** that was thrown his way.

 

[1msucub]

Will he even come out of hiding?

It was never his fault, anyway. Alou acted like an idiot and created a mess where there was none. Had he tapped his glove and trotted back out to LF, we'd have never known his name.

 

[AlCoDog]

Yeah, nobody said **** to the other 7 people that were reaching for that same foul ball.

 

[MSUDC11]

The 30 for 30 they did on him (Catching Hell) was outstanding. Probably my absolute favorite that they've ever done.

 

[Shamoan]

on a 30-for-30 or similar type show a couple of years ago, he was still very much in hiding in his parents home in suburban chicago. he declined to be a part of that show and cited how he is still fearful. even with Alou admitting that it didnt cost them the game and he was looking for a scapegoat, bartman stayed in hiding. im sure he has had a very difficult life because of that play.

 

[Shamoan]

his mistake was sitting down and looking the way he did. it was easy for everyone at that point to point and scoff. he looked guilty a.f., but as you mentioned many others did the same thing.

 

[seshomoru]

Why forgive him for Alex Gonzalez booting a routine hop guaranteed 6-4-3?

Bartman caught all the hell because he looked goofy. If some 10 in a tight top did that I guarantee you the reactions would have been different.

Gonzalez and Farnsworth blew that game.

 

[EngDawg]

If the Bartman incident doesn't occur, then Alex Gonzalez becomes the scape goat. Inning should have been over there, but intsead he pulls a Bill Buckner.

 

[DAWG61]

on a 30-for-30 or similar type show a couple of years ago, he was still very much in hiding in his parents home in suburban chicago. he declined to be a part of that show and cited how he is still fearful. even with Alou admitting that it didnt cost them the game and he was looking for a scapegoat, bartman stayed in hiding. im sure he has had a very difficult life because of that play.

His life has been unnecessarily difficult because he's made it that way. He's chosen to be a recluse about the whole thing. He should of owned it right away and it woulda died out that week. He also has wasted the opportunity to make millions of it. Probably still could especially right now that they have a ring.

 

[thekimmer]

It was never his fault, anyway. Alou acted like an idiot and created a mess where there was none. Had he tapped his glove and trotted back out to LF, we'd have never known his name.

Indeed. Alou precipitated the whole chain reaction that spun out of control by his over-the-top indignation.

That still does not excuse the unjust hell that guy was put through. They owe this guy at least a ring.

 

[WrapItDog]

Would love to know what he's thinking this morning.

Here some video of Bartman on his way to work this AM