10 Years Ago Today: Steve Bartman's Life Changed Forever

[stillin729]

wow 10 years already

great read and I would def recommend the 30 for 30 if you haven't seen it

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-b...bs-infamous-steve-bartman-155500850--mlb.html

 

[CP1708]

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[ooiron manoo]

...and the Cubs still suck.

 

[stillin729]

The 30 for 30 was good.

Another instance of fans taking it too far.

I wonder what ever happened to dude

Somehow the media has just left him alone; if they wanted to find him they would

 

[onewearz]

some reporter's gonna find him now that it's been 10 years

 

[CP1708]

No need to find him, let him be. It's not his fault.

 

[DB Cooper]

I felt sorry for the guy. Dude basically went incognito!

 

[7thave btn 31stn33rd st]

They found bin Laden, but cant find Bartman.

 

[dmbrhs]

No need to find him, let him be. It's not his fault.

Will Leitch had the best piece about Bartman (from a few years ago):

http://deadspin.com/5530141/excerpt-from-are-we-winning-a-prayer-for-steve-bartman

 

[harlemtothebronx]

...and the Cubs still suck.

Damn.

 

[dmxfury]

No need to find him, let him be. It's not his fault.

Agree. Scary scene at Wrigley, so much anger and frustration in the crowd and even outside. Scary stuff

 

[shogun]

I've always felt bad for the guy. A bunch of them went for the ball but he was the unlucky one who touched it and hell was unleashed on him.

 

[Hahahaha]

Yeah, the 30 for 30 was good. He wasn't making that catch anyway. Steve is good in my book.

 

[DeadsetAce]

No need to find him, let him be. It's not his fault.

this.

the cubs would have found another way to blow it.

 

[RyGuy45]

If there is any silver lining for this guy it's that this happened 10 years ago and not today....where whatever he had to go through would be multiplied by ten with today's blogs, social media, radio clowns, and internet mob mentality.

Side note - the 30 for 30 doc I thought was a great film. Showed how sometimes just a perfect storm hits. And how pathetic some people are.

I agree with what many have said....if one thing changes - Alou does not motion like he did immediately after - this would have never turned out this way.

 

[milbert]

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=bartman

this reporter reluctantly found him. i think it would be really interesting to hear from him but we probably never will.

Talbert

 

[stillin729]

I would love to hear from him; I think at this point he's become a cult hero to many

 

[coldcity]

meh the cubs wouldve still lost & they still suck now...& will continue to suck

 

[AZwildcats]

...and the Cubs still suck.

yep, and dude was not making that catch

 

[jcs11702]

Can't believe this game was 10 damn years ago. By the end of the game, all of Bartman' info was posted on the internet. Few seem to remember the Marlins had a really good team that year.

 

[proshares]

Jeeeeeeez 10 years ago?

Like others, I've always felt bad for him.

Alou was a dope.

Blame Dusty and those mental midgets.

 

[jcs11702]

Jeeeeeeez 10 years ago?

Like others, I've always felt bad for him.

Alou was a dope.

Blame Dusty and those mental midgets.

100% true about Dusty. He should have made the pitching change as soon as the Marlins scored that first run.

 

[luong1209]

I missed the 30 for 30 -- I'm not that big of a baseball fan, but I'm familiar with this story. Anywhere I can watch?

 

[do work son]

wasn't his fault the cubs imploded, then lost the next game too.