The Steve Bartman incident

Chicago fan Steve Bartman interferes with Moises Alou, extending Luis Castillo's at bat
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[@philly4yoyo]

"Let's just blame our whole loss on a fan instead of the errors we made as a team"....

[@79lazer]

***** honestly if i was steve i would of just point middle finger at the tv and got a beer. lol

[@GrantVrazel]

U mean error...

[@philly4yoyo]

Grant Vrazel Nope. I mean the errors

[@jeffwolfe5661]

+Twiizzlers He got plenty of beer right after he interfered with that catch lol. You can see him wiping beer off his face after pissed off fans drenched him for his screw up.

[@tylerpatbatemandurden5777]

Yafey Wolfey that's spit

[@shippoyasha3782]

Maybe Cubs fans should have been more angry at the Cubs themselves for letting the opponent score 8 times in one inning shortly after this incident.

[@13awesomeabby13]

Shippoyasha

[@adawfaf3842]

Oh look, you triggered one of those retarded Cubs fans already lmao

[@joedowd1210]

Agreed. The Cubs had several chances to win this series, and they blew it. To blame Steve Bartman is the ultimate cop-out.

[@meatsackproductions4533]

Chicago is trash!!!

[@eli_317-stuff8]

Popcorn Kernel so are you

[@davethebarber62920]

If Bartman hadn't interfered, there were other fans reaching for the ball as well.

[@esands36]

I'm sorry, but I disagree. If Steve didn't interfere the Cubs would have advanced.

[@900Parkwaydrive]

Engel78 I'm sorry, but I disagree. If Steve didn't interfere there would have been another fan interference.

[@NovaGuardian985]

***** All of the other fans clearly missed though.

[@NovaGuardian985]

***** Did you watch the video? It passed by their hands and he caught it. There were no hands past his.

[@cirenax3934]

+Engel78 Bartman was a huge cubs fan. If you see a fly ball coming your way its almost second nature to reach for it. Cant blame Bartman. You would have done it.

[@Ei8hth_Wonder]

In July 2008, Bartman was offered $25,000 to autograph a picture of himself at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, but he refused the offer. He declined to appear as a VIP at Wrigley Field. In 2011, eight years after the incident, he declined to appear in an ESPN documentary, and he declined a six-figure offer to appear in a Super Bowl commercial. These people ruined his life and no amount of money could fix that.

[@hectorlopez1069]

What a crazy life it is for anybody.

[@BlamedBuzzard60]

He could have a better one with that money, maybe

[@pigpen4849]

I don't keep up with sports, but he was offered all that money, declined all of it and claimed the incident ruined his life?

[@KUPHSER]

Lol if this is the reason why he really needs to get over it

[@DashDashUpper]

@@BlamedBuzzard60 out it could just remind people of it and make it so much worse

[@ericacruz8261]

20 years later, my heart still breaks for this guy

[@MaxAttack-xo2ry]

What if steve bartman ripped his shirt off and he was wearing a white sox jersey.

[@LagginPotato]

+MaxAttack2000 That would have been the greatest troll ever.

[@flaccidwhitecoat]

Or a Marlins jersey

[@StryderK]

He won't cause sad to say this, Steve is a life long Cubs fan so it musta been bad for him to cause a FUBAR like that and he will live with it for the rest of his life.

[@richurro20]

Hed be a legend for sure and a statue would need to be made

[@lordlinguine2006]

MaxAttack2000 best shit that would have ever happened in sport history

[@Shadakiwolfen1]

I never understood why people were mad at this man. multiple others around him reached for it. it just happened to hit his hands. plus, it's a knee-jerk reaction to go for a baseball that's coming to you.

[@GreenDay1981]

Because they're assholes. Bartman did what anyone else would have done in his place. I've hated cubs fans ever since this game. Actually, my hate for them began the series before against the Braves when their jackass fans were mocking The Chop like the classless pieces of shit they are.

[@dallo3191]

+GreenDay1981 At least not every fan is like that. The only real assholes come out when they actually good. But I do hate the people who hate Bartman, he didn't necessarily do anything wrong. His life was basically ruined because of him reaching for a ball, just like any other fan would if they were put in that situation.

[@GreenDay1981]

Ryan Jung I wish all of their fans felt the same about him as you do. I felt so bad for the guy. He wasn't even the only one reaching for the ball either.

[@dallo3191]

+GreenDay1981 Yeah, that's something that I've always said. My family is full of Cubs fans, and none of them ever blamed Bartman for anything. My grandma was at the game, and she said it was terrible to hear what some people were saying about him. I'm actually glad I ended up not getting a ticket, that's one game I wouldn't have wanted to be at.

[@devilzdandruff9199]

I agree that it is a natural reaction to go for a foul ball, but he did reach over the railing to try and catch it.. and as a Cubs fan he did something that took away an out from the Cubs. It is what it is. But to say that you never understood why people were mad at him? C'mon man... the Cubs have a nasty curse on them and Bartman only made it worse.. that is why people were pissed. The Cubs had a very talented squad that year and boy.. you could just sense the air being taken out of wrigley field when that happened. The Cubs started to make mistakes after that play, and the Marlins became relentless. I feel bad for Bartman, but unfortunately, he did influence that game.

[@bradysmith8785]

Steve Bartman wasn't the only one going for the ball in the crowd

[@SBdunks3]

the others hands would've missed

[@hamburg1306]

Absolutely correct. Guy in grey sweatshirt was going for ball with Bartman and he quickly disappeared after Alou’s reaction.

[@JohnDoe-fr1id]

@@hamburg1306 who's Alou? Is he the outfielder?

[@robertmasina4610]

I probably would have too if I sat in that section.

[@Drew__Films]

That's like saying he wasn't the only person who crossed the street but was the only one who got hit by a car

[@DialovesBono]

I was there that night when it happened. I was about 10 rows back on the first base line, and we had no clue what happened. I remember leaving my husband to go up and look at the replay monitors. I came back and said, “Its potentially fan interference, but they played it in slow motion, and I don’t think that’s going to stick.” The thing people don’t talk about is the next play where an easy grounder goes through Gonzo’s legs. That would have ended the inning, and he is the professional being paid millions to play baseball.

[@brianwells4507]

And Dusty Baker pulling Mark Prior off the mound!! Instead of a time out delay and going to him so Mark could refocus? I'm a lifelong White Sox fan and I saw the whole game on TV. I said then as now, if Prior finished the game the Cubs would've won! Another thing, at the level the Cubs were playing at that time? They would've swept the Yankees in the World Series!

[@mateobartlett]

Did you write for The Bear?

[@TheRealKasun]

​@@mateobartlett that's how it sounded like 😂

[@ST-wr6bo]

I feel bad for him, you can tell he was a diehard fan, listening to the radio with the ear phones, and crying.

[@PopMofo1997]

He ain't cryin' son, he's wiping the beer off his face☺️😌

[@BryanX64]

If he was he would’ve known that that ball being caught means the Cubs maybe win it all that year

[@glenncanning8189]

@@BryanX64 You can literally see every other fan surrounding him reaching for the same ball, just like he did. Because anyone would've done that- including you. The cubs blew this game themselves; they committed multiple errors after this poor guy performed the terrible sin of trying to *catch a ball right in front of him.* Crazy how there are still people who blame Bartman all these years later.

[@stevenelson379]

Whether you hate the guy or not he has paid a severe price over a baseball game.

[@Lundahlium]

For fans it's a game, for players and coaches, it's a world series they'll never get back.

[@LectricSheepz]

Go fuck yourself. Not worth ruining someone's life over. Cubs fans should be ashamed of themselves. Fucking juvenile idiots.

[@kerny7678]

Go fuck yourself

[@drunkunclebastard2452]

Stay classy kerney ya douche #cubschoke

[@lalalalisa41]

Eureka Opium So its then okay to treat another human being like garbage?

[@tommym321]

This marked the beginning of the end of my days as a Cubs fan. The way they treated that kid was absolutely abominable.

[@jvjustvibes9103]

You stopped being a Cubs fan over a playoff series???

[@DMalltheway]

@@jvjustvibes9103 Over the way they treated the guy, get your facts straight

[@acog_quarks8753]

@@jvjustvibes9103 how did you miss his point that badly lol

[@sameeknowsitall]

I don’t get what happened?

[@sameeknowsitall]

I’ve been a six fan honestly don’t know why.

[@ryandavis8658]

You know what's sad about this is that 99% of the population including myself would have tried to catch that foul ball. But somehow people try to act like he is a villain or something. Smh

[@ftghb]

there's nothing for 'chi town' to forgive. Rather, it's up to bartman whether he forgives the reprehensible cubs fans and chicago media who tormented him for all these years

[@lalalalisa41]

Tom Miller Lol forgive Bartman? That's hilarious considering it should be the other way around for how he was treated since this incident

[@Richard_Nickerson]

When you go to a sports game, you are a spectator. You are not a participant. Let the players play the game. There are times when it is obviously OK to catch a ball, but where a player could still make a play is not one of those times.

[@christansdad]

Tried to catch it? Nope. I would have caught it.

[@copperguide1675]

If he was better looking, no one would’ve blamed him. People are cowards.

[@cr6448]

I hope Mr. Bartman is doing well and enjoying his life. The way he was treated is absolutely disgusting and anyone who participated in his mistreatment from fans to the media should be deeply ashamed. God bless Steve, many blessings to him!

[@footballforever3065]

Amen

[@donarthiazi2443]

🙄

[@azuredusk991]

At this point I even wonder the goat curse isn’t real at all just victim of their own bad decisions

[@angeloluna529]

He killed himself.

[@durrrrl3435]

@@angeloluna529shut it he did not

[@georgeanthony7282]

I feel for him... the guy simply got caught up in the moment. That said, other Cubs miscues followed. Unfortunately for Bartman, these fans just blamed everything that went wrong straight to him. And he will always be remembered for it.

[@cybercrasherstv]

The worst part is that 1. The ball was falling behind the catcher's glove with no hands on it. We all know how this cubs team treated the ball when they didn't have their hands on it. and 2. Bartman did not cause the next 8 lost runs. Dusty Baker did.

[@1993Redemption]

To me it's not about whether or not Bartman should be blamed, or if Alou shouldn't have been so furious about it. It's really about the reaction by Cubs fans who were legitimately pissed about this for YEARS, and many still are. The guy had to be put under police protection for Christ's sake! Any fans that get that mad over an ambiguous incident such as this one in my opinion deserve the worst luck and no championships, while I laugh at their madness.

[@Madmartigan6]

***** People invest way too much of their time and effort into sports teams.

[@79lazer]

***** Yea but as a sports fan you gotta say to yourself it was a pathetic way to blame something on a fan, where your team is the problem. They blew it because they made a big deal out of a foul ball. Complete trash man..

[@Yobachi2007]

***** Yeah, and you'd be a moron who deserves nothing good in life.

[@sominboy2757]

TakeAShowerStinky what do you think about that statement now?

[@thet1tan97]

I'm a Cubs fan but I never got the Bartman hate. It was a very misunderstood play that basically got the guys blacklisted from baseball

[@planbskaterchu]

They should let him throw out the first pitch if they make it to the World Series.

[@SwInGoNdEeZoNeS]

planbskaterchu lmao

[@wheresdalove312]

planbskaterchu after everything he went through since then, he deserves it

[@Dyers88]

he's declined offers over the years that would've made him a millionaire, maybe he'd take that 1

[@planbskaterchu]

+Dyers88 If the cubs win the world series, he might be more likely to accept an offer to throw out the first pitch at next season's home opener.

[@Dyers88]

planbskaterchu yep. that would be incredibly absolving for him. shame the Indians are gonna win it tho hehe

[@Tylnorton]

Why is Bartman being blamed? There was other fans trying to catch it too. It was never his fault for the Cubs to lose. That was the Cubs' fault losing because they weren't going to win anyways.

[@holdem5180]

***** cause idiot cub fans love making excuses>>>>> a goat , sun in eyes , whatever.... ... ..

[@hankscorpio7767]

Jampel Dorjee Fans interfere with foul balls all the time GET OVER IT!!!!!

[@MrBlue11900]

+Jampel Dorjee no shitty playmanship causes them the lost

[@COYBIG1967]

@@jampeldorjee3179 🤣🤣🤣

[@bllasae]

He makes an easy scapegoat.

[@TARIQABDELPHOTO]

I’m here because of the Bear lol 7/16/24

[@maxherubin6110]

If anyone is wondering where Bartman is at now.. he now coaches for a travel baseball organization in Northbrook Illinois that him and Jason Kipnis started… I actually got to coach against Bartman this summer. Great guy

[@Bryan_S]

He can come out now

[@andresland182]

Now, he is free

[@knicks3085]

*Cue gladiator music*

[@270MOX]

@M Yeah, but maybe he is still ashamed of it. He was offered many interviews and opportunities to "clean his name and forgive him", but he has declined them all

[@cybererik1]

Let's blame a fan for our collapse. Not, our decades of shitty baseball play.

[@ryderwashington4199]

Chicago sucks at everything sports related. The only thing yall known for are gangs and violence.

[@cybererik1]

+Ryder Washington The Blachawks are pretty damn good.

[@cybererik1]

***** They've won 3 cups in the last 6 years, so they probably won't release him anytime soon. Especially after this season.

[@joshuacanter477]

+Ryder Washington the Bulls and Blackhawks.

[@miguelvelez417]

+Joshua Canter Bulls missed playoffs

[@gforce97]

if my own fans, players and the whole city began treating me like this, i would’ve changed cities and started supporting another team

[@NB_Strikers]

After I saw what Cub fandom did, while didn’t change cities, I did leave as a fan for many years and am only just now stating to come back. Wriggly has always been disproportionately filled with drunk and entitled suburbanites and what they did to Bartman was really the last straw for me.

[@giwahdavalos4699]

I'm here because of The Bear xd

[@tgunzz3790]

I remember when this happened. Not a Cubs fan so it didnt matter much to me but after seeing how the fans treated him and then reading his statement, it profoundly pissed me off. I felt so bad for the guy and whenever I see someone unfairly singled out..someone whos not bothering anyone..get treated like that, it just angers me. Every BB fan dreams of one day snagging a ball and he wasnt the only one who reached for it either.. Truthfully, I wouldnt mind seeing the Cubbies finally take it home cuz I feel like the team deserves it but because of those fans, maybe they oughta wait another 100 + years.

[@Wolfman12395]

I really, REALLY hope Bartman is celebrating with everyone in Chicago. Poor guy at long last finally got to see his team win it all. :)

[@joerotter2873]

Joey Clemenza is that really true if so that's messed up

[@ckendall67]

- That sucks if it's true that Bartman stopped following baseball after that incident. I still hope there was a part of him that celebrated somehow after the Cubbies finally won it all in 2016. You just had to know that Bartman was probably on the minds of a few people at least immediately after the Cubs won Game 7 in 2016.

[@SadalDay]

hes now a red sox fan

[@ChiefBlue4298]

Joey Clemenza this is why Chicago fans are one of the most toxic fan bases. They rattled that poor guy! Yes he shouldn’t have reached out for the ball like everyone else besides him, but the team just gave up in that inning and never gained traction since. Steve Bartman deserves better than the fate he got that night

[@c.a.g.3130]

@@SadalDay Has Bill Buckner's personal autograph.

[@RightCenterBack321]

What's funny is that Steve Bartman wasn't even the one that ended up with the ball. He was completely stiffed!

[@BryanVGK23]

E Drew and nobody demonizes the guy that actually ended up with the ball and sold it for like 100k. Bartman never took a dime and he’s been offered a lot of money over the years to come out and talk about it.

[@bobshenix]

A lot of times in these kinds of foul balls, the person sitting a seat or two away from the the fans going all in to make the grab actually end up being the ones that the ball falls or squirts out to. This is a perfect example. The guy with the gray jacket and beer just lucked into it despite making very little effort compared to Bartman and the others. Funny how that works~!!

[@bobshenix]

@@BryanVGK23 I think Bartman, for years at least, has been afraid for his life and just wants to forget about it.

[@pkevingg]

"The Cubs and their fans don't owe Bartman forgiveness -- they owe him his life back. They owe him a chance to be forgotten. The owe him peace, and privacy. If anyone should be doing forgiveness, it's Bartman. He is owed an apology. " hp

[@puporicksII]

Damn, didnt know Harry Potter was into baseball

[@bobshenix]

@@puporicksII The quote was from the CEO of Hewlett-Packard

[@lerrato6027]

Nobody talks about how about 5 other people were reaching for the ball

[@connorfrancis655]

Clearly not this man's fault. His life was ruined by this play, others reached for too. Smh

[@monstercdog24]

I'm a Cubs fan but sorry he wasn't they only one reaching there was others why didint they get in trouble as well

[@scottbennici4689]

chris herrera because the ball hit his hands

[@monstercdog24]

Scott Bennici yeah but it would of happened who ever sat there. There was the shortstops missed ball plus a game 7. So maybe this year we go all the way

[@longiscadenotas4890]

example,............why didn't I win the lottery? because I was only one number away

[@Allelbowssable]

Really? Who's the loser now? Hint: You're the loser now.

[@OmarSaysHi]

Susie Long DAAAAAANG! So much for that man.

[@fundude4566]

He can come out of the woods now.

[@MACKTV82KINGS]

Andrew Taylor lol

[@dossipdan9173]

He is still alive?

[@milliamanforlife]

Andrew Taylor why should he? Yall screwed this guys life up

[@Jimmy_Hopkins15]

Cubs don't deserve a the ws championship the world series was rigged ..F THE CUBS

[@11RudmanMX]

he did not.

[@zackwalker1721]

I find it pretty telling that the guy right next to him was reaching for the ball as well. Either 2 people who have the very rare trait of being awful enough to try and catch the ball were coincidentally sitting right next to each other, right where the ball happened or end up OR instinctively trying to catch the ball is not an awful trait and rather a perfectly normal reaction.

[@catamountmpls]

The Bear brought me here to view it again

[@mikloowl4899]

Cubs fans are stupid the way they treated and villainized Bartman. Never mind the other people reaching out to snag the ball, as if he was the only one while everyone else pulled back to “preserve the out”. Never mind the face they blew a three run lead by surrendering 8 runs in the eight and then went on to blow game seven. Never mind the lawyer who ultimately got the ball and sold it for profit while Bartman has declined every financial opportunity. But yeah … he was the evil one. To throw debris and beer at him and offer death threats, my God people, it’s a game. They should have gone after pathetic ownership and front office personable that allowed a franchise to be so incompetent for so long.

[@daveyjones9131]

Miklo Owl true

[@lukemorosini4]

Agreed. It's horrible and just silly what Cubs fans did to that guy over a baseball game.

[@justincaldero5174]

DLawson 63648 you sir are a piece of shit.

[@cutiepandaz9837]

You’re a cardinals fan, aren’t you?

[@cb8679]

CutiePandaz no, hes a rational human being

[@a.c.e.6459]

Why does Bartman get all the hate from cubs fans, even if Alou caught the ball it does not garrentee a cubs win.

[@JessePeterson94]

+golfmaniac007 Its baseball...get over it.

[@iiDefied]

Because asshole fans in general need to pay attention when they're at the ballpark.

[@TheTrollmuch]

Because the franchise hadn't won a World Series in 95 years back then. After choking the game away (and the series in Game 7), Bartman was the first to blame instead of the Cubs themselves. Everyone seems to forget the Cubs could have won Game 7 as well and blew another lead.

[@THETOYFROMTHESCHANNEL]

+golfmaniac007 they were up three games to one. The cubs just had to win one more game to clinch the series. The marlins had to win three in a row to win the series. look what happened

[@TL2354]

Guarantee

[@dominicbalistreri80]

Coming from a Brewers fan, Steve Bartman is a god among men.

[@brettlucas5949]

Right 😂😂

[@hotsister7718]

Dominic Balistreri lol

[@kohenholland]

“Let’s blame the fan instead of our team who couldn’t finish the game”- Cubs fans, 2003

[@blackshyguy2160]

Alex Gonzalez really is the one to blame -The Bear

[@dwightfartschrute2807]

I feel true sympathy towards bartman he had to hide and we haven't even heard anything about him ever since the incident. 🙏🙏

[@sushigirl648]

He still lives in Chicago.

[@Eekumpokeum]

sushigirl648 As Bart Steveman.

[@sushigirl648]

Um no as Steve Bartman

[@trwent]

Kai Nalu So WHAT? You never heard anything about him BEFORE the incident either.

[@sushigirl648]

***** his life sucks now.

[@johnnym8301]

If Alou didn't react like he did I doubt the Cubs would have blown it, dude just needed to run back to his position like nothing happened and everything would've been fine. He made the whole stadium get pissed at the poor guy including Prior most importantly.

[@doubled7080]

How true. Remember the kid that reached over the fence in the Baltimore Yankee game. The fans loved him because his team was awarded a home run instead of an out.

[@SO-jp6gh]

@@doubled7080 The big difference is the savvy young Yankee fan was clever enough to do something that HELPED his home team win, whereas Bartman (and others) were oblivious to the actual game itself, thus didn't realize that they were preventing their OWN team from getting out of that inning. People usually forgive physical errors but are less sympathetic about mental errors. That being said, people should realize that not all fans have good knowledge of the game. Some fans probably did not realize that if your team catches a ball in the stands, it counts as an out. Bartman probably never played little league ball. You cannot blame someone who does not have the same experience in sports as you.

[@bobshenix]

@@SO-jp6gh I second this. Good comment.

[@beamzsalt4252]

@@SO-jp6gh you can know the rules and still experience a mental lapse when in the actual moment.

[@donnagreen4506]

And the man, to this day, is unapologetic. He can’t say for certain whether he would have caught that ball.

[@elig7087]

I just watched the documentary Catching Hell, and I am so glad Steve went for the ball. If Cubs fans act like how they did that day, they don't deserve to win the World's Series for another 8 years.

[@elig7087]

Angel Valle forever

[@tylerhicks8606]

Angel Valle

[@longiscadenotas4890]

How about FOREVER

[@smokeybear5460]

The beloved Cubs are a thing of the past... I cannot stand the fanbase these days and ESPICALLY the Cubs players.

[@toddlogg]

They didn't have to zoom in on his face so the whole City knew who to look for 😂😂😂. That was so irresponsible 2003 was a crazy time

[@dspsblyuth]

The local media printed his name, town he lived in , and where he worked .

[@donarthiazi2443]

​@@dspsblyuth Funny!! 😂😂

[@zorak1997]

​@@dspsblyuthRight. And then ESPN sent a reporter to his office a year and a half later. The reporter waited outside all day and then followed Bartman through the parking garage to his car to try and score an interview. Classy...

[@dspsblyuth]

@@zorak1997 they legit could have been responsible for getting him assaulted or murdered . People do some really stupid stuff over sports

[@5tarSailor]

>Cubs fan >tries to have fun at a game >gets doxxed true cubs fan experience

[@Allen-lv9qq]

Who is here after watching season 2 of the bear ?

[@unlimitedjuice3122]

I hope Mr.Bartman is doing okay and is happy and enjoying his life. Hope he had a great night last night, he is now free.

[@sliat1981]

Forgive Steve Bartman

[@TheHoodedHead]

sliat1981 No, just don't blame him for the whole series or that game's loss. He WAS an idiot fan, and that's too common too be so easily forgiven. Unlike what so many say, no, not everyone would've been as stupid as people who interfere with play on the field. Selfish.

[@TheHoodedHead]

***** Hush troll it was in his glove w/o the idiot fans.

[@sliat1981]

He later said, "If I said that, I was probably joking to make [Bartman] feel better. But I don't remember saying that.'" You're missing the point though. The point is to forgive Steve Bartman. Any of those fans could have easily (and almost did) caught it instead and been the ones who had to go through the shame he does. The poor guy has never been back since.

[@TheHoodedHead]

***** He's not an idiot cuz he didn't want any more infamy. I would take the money too, but I"m not him and won't judge him for not doing it. At least he's not such a coward as to be "Mr. X" on googtube (honestly, could you have thought of a WORSE moniker? LOL)

[@TheHoodedHead]

***** So many fools who can only think of that. Wrong though, but it shows how stupid you are. Think simple hoodie sweatshirt bozo.

[@marydork493]

Homeboy wasn't the only fan reaching for the ball. He just happened to be the unlucky dude who "caught" the ball.

[@genralporsjon]

Who's here from The Beef s2ep9? 😅

[@MRAAng-on2jg]

The Bear? lol. Me!

[@djtrixen]

Now that the curse is finally broken, Steve Bartman should be invited to throw out the first pitch of the 2017 season, just like the Red Sox did with Bill Buckner. I think Cubs fans owe Bartman that honor after what they put him through in 2003.

[@tomato3178]

trixen yeah

[@mrbobevans]

I am not a baseball person. But I feel that Bartman should throw out the first pitch of the 2017 season. I loved how the Red Sox let Bill Buckner throw the first pitch.

[@josephwilliams3185]

I think it should be up to him!

[@zachkenyon289]

trixen There was no curse

[@Michael103101985]

Buckner didn't throw out that first pitch until after the Red Sox won their second title in '07. It took some time for him to get past the unfair treatment. It may be the same for Bartman as well.

[@ggaccentc]

You're kidding right? this is what Cubs fans blame their loss on? lmaooooo

[@Darkkefka]

It's true. He got death threats. He had to excorted out by security.

[@KemballOne]

He's wiping his face at the end because someone threw a beer at him

[@famguy218]

Initially Cubs fans blamed him. Then some super delirious ones sent him threats. Like I said to Tom From Myspace, Cubs-obsessed trolls and haters and media bitches bring him up and blame him for us losing. For the most part us Cubs fans stopped talking about him only a couple of years later.

[@jason-dr8gn]

ggaccentc Because Cub fans are LOSERS

[@famguy218]

Raider Nation04 you're kidding right?? a raiders fan calling Cubs fans losers? lmaaoooo

[@brandothamaka1190]

Your safe now

[@tylerwinkle323]

0:30 lol everybody and their mother was going for that ball

[@guennille]

The Bear brought me here

[@martinflores9322]

Me too! Good Story.

[@stephenww]

He can go outside now

[@harlandfriendofgod6108]

but don't touch any more baseballs; why is he wearing headphones; dude, wake up

[@freakyfornash]

He was able to go outside anytime, since literally no one would recognize him without the iconic headphones, Cubs hat, Renegades shirt, and glasses for that matter too! He just couldn't dare use a credit card, nor show his driver's license to anyone who didn't personally know him for that matter though! (L.O.L.!)

[@principesky]

And now, 2020, none of us can go outside.

[@kidvega97]

Steve Bartman, coast is clear, you may come out of hiding now

[@rhey81]

He shouldn't have been on any hook to begin with.

[@23DustinM]

He was never even on the hook. He did what any fan would do. Heck the guy next to him was doing the same exact thing trying to catch the ball. Only loser Cub fans would blame Bartman for this. Guy's life was ruined

[@GoatMeal365]

They turn away a guy with a goat in 1907. Now they turn a guy into a scapegoat who was just trying to catch a ball. The curse may never die.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

You mean 1945. Yes the Fartman was the scapegoat, but that will all be over tonight!

[@BobbyM817]

Nobody was happier than Gonzalez. Everyone forgot all about his terrible mistake once Bartman caught this ball.

[@Quatezzz]

The Bear sent me here button >>>

[@OmicronX-1999]

Am I the only person who hadn't heard of this and assumed it would be some guy running out onto the field dressed as Bartman from the Simpsons?

[@A.C31]

Yes

[@evanpeterson2795]

i don't get why people hate him? what's your natural reaction when a ball is coming at you? reaching for it. he was like any other fan that would've been sitting there.

[@channelofchampions845]

Evan because the Cubs are cursed and the last World Series appearance 1945 last win 1908 😂 that's why

[@evanpeterson2795]

Channel of champions who knows if they would have won that game. maybe alou wouldn't of caught that...

[@gooberdudebear]

Last WS Appearance *2016 Last WS Win *2016

[@ThatBoyMarcus]

People are scumbags sadly

[@therealyungkari]

Minnesota WILD FAN You're embarrassing all of us Minnesotans

[@IncredibleFulk1]

I think what really made me mad about this moment was how many times the TV crew had to replay Steve Bartman’s “interference” like 20 or so times but But only replayed the Gonzalez error once. I blame the television crew big-time for pouring gas on the fire.

[@thanatosvonshrike1451]

Here because of The Bear

[@anthonymoody3826]

I remember feeling sorry for that guy...he did what most fans would do

[@makaylaperkins9530]

he's not even the first or only person that touched it. free bartman.

[@Squeemisher]

What bugs me about the Cubs fans who blame Bartman for this is the fact that there's clearly a few other people who are reaching for the ball there. Its not like Bartman is the only guy reaching, he just happened to be the guy who's hands hit the ball and fucked up. Sure it was a dumb mistake on Bartman's part but we all know that if a ball is within arms reach of us like that, for most people its like natural instinct to reach for the ball so I think its pretty stupid and unfair to Bartman that he's gotta hide the rest of us his life.

[@vollrathfgc]

He didn't even get the ball

[@RadxxRyan]

Popcorn Butter Good. That pos didn't deserve it anyway.

[@vollrathfgc]

RadxxRyan and he wasnt the only one reaching for the ball even if he didnt go for it somebody else wouldve touched it

[@RadxxRyan]

Well then they're all to blame. I'm a Red Sox fan, I know all about curses. I'd be pissed as hell too after that.

[@vollrathfgc]

RadxxRyan I'm a cards fan and my dad told me about this and here I am

[@bonzetto85]

The Bear brings me here

[@jorisvanimhoff9722]

The Bear made me come here

[@anakbaliti]

Same 😅

[@davidmenendez1338]

Here from The Bear

[@pinklemonade6597]

So everyone’s here from the bear huh

[@mobywv]

ya know, I'm never been convinced Alou would have caught it even without the interference

[@jarhead3571]

Shane Rogers It looked like it would have hit the left part of his glove. Poor dude, the hatred in sports is greater than the joy.

[@Bigalrev]

ESPN did a computer thing where they removed Bartman and tracked the ball...it showed Alou was in position to catch it and most likely would have...of course you can never know for sure but it was pretty impressive how they did this and I believe Alou would have caught it.

[@andrewgarcia7906]

Steve wherever you are tonight I hope you are enjoying yourself you deserve it! Even though I was only 8 at the time I'm so truly sorry for what happened I hope the Cubs win the whole thing for you!

[@triskits_mmm]

Hello 6 years later!

[@mybluepoetry]

"May I interest you in a story of complete and utter failure?"

[@utini11]

Who's here after reading the Tour De France 2021 crash comments?

[@narcolepticafk3669]

I remember that game. As a Cubs fan, if I was sitting there, I might have done that too. The officials made the right call on not calling it fan interference. Besides, the cubbies made several errors on their own, especially by the short stop. Anyways, we eventually won the World Series and it couldn’t have happened to such a great group of players!

[@jonathanfrimerman8855]

Yeah but i mean in 2003 we couldve had a Red Sox-Cubs WS which at that time wouldve been 2 biggest curses going at it wouldve been way more special and i wish thats what wouldve happened Had this incident never happened the Cubs finals curse wouldve ended in 2003 and not in 2016

[@aziegle]

Make it right cubbies. Bring him on the float.

[@educastro9]

The Bear S02E09 🤯

[@marielpare8290]

He wasn’t the only fan reaching out to get the ball but everyone blamed him. That always pissed me off.

[@icemediapro]

The most famous fan is baseball.

[@joeycee81585]

Who’s hear after watching The Bear , episode 9 season 2 ?

[@quan6729]

The bear brought me here

[@poejavelski148]

Poor guy. I'm happy Chicago is going to the world series though.

[@Habsforthewin]

They will lose! The curse will live on!!!!

[@AlakayTheLionRoarz]

Habsforthewin get dreaming loser. your team in the world series?

[@Arz2003]

+Habsforthewin they wont win it ever again

[@Arz2003]

To Murphy The Goat: Your legacy lives on

[@poejavelski148]

Habsforthewin Nope

[@fatalight1]

"The Bear" got me here.

[@ChiSportsNut18]

Did anyone notice it wasn't even Bartman who caught it and proudly held it up?

[@famguy218]

I feel so bad for him. We've tried to reach out to him. I hope he knows how sorry we are and that we know how bad his life has been. this was the darkest moment in Cubs history

[@coryboy345]

We've?...

[@ChiSoxEdits]

Bartman knew he f’ed up, he even apologized. What more can you ask for from a fan? No offense but Those World Series balls with the World Series logo are beautiful.

[@GabrielEscudero]

The Cubs just won the World Series about 40 mins ago. I wonder what Bartman is doing.

[@josephwilliams3185]

Why don't you all just leave this man alone, get a f'n life Its cubs fans like all of you that don't deserve it!!!!!!

[@josephwilliams3185]

Gabriel Escudero and tom Miller's brains must be up their asses! and I guess yours is too! just get a life and leave him alone! he has more class than any of you three put together!

[@Shin-gq4pu]

@@josephwilliams3185 Relax there Steve Bartman

[@teamgitusome]

bartman did what absolutely any fan ever would have done

[@herschie91]

I don't hate Bartman, but in every single angle, Alou would have caught it.

[@1gr8chef123]

the real culpit in all this is ALEX GONZALES for bottching that play in the 8th that could have set up a double play!

[@drewgamezzz8482]

I love how they all got mad at him, though all the people around him were trying to do the same thing. I think it was just convenient to blame him instead of themselves tbh.

[@thegreyavenger2]

Facts there were a handful of people reaching for it.

[@pha-thama976]

On the last part, the fan just finished eating the ball.

[@arthurneddysmith]

Watching the two angles at x.25 video speed shows that the player was *never* going to catch that ball. 0:17 and 0:30.

[@BernerCheifs97]

Throw the first pitch at opening day now they forgive you!!

[@BernerCheifs97]

armst012 I'm not a Cubs fan. I'm a Mets fan. Calm down.

[@TheHaloRed]

Other way around....

[@Exiles800]

By the powers of major league baseball granted to me I hereby pardon Steve Bartman.

[@毎日懸垂マイケン]

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[@Son-Of-David1990]

0:43 that look when you realize you just completely changed the whole outcome of the game.

[@LCSClips22]

But he didnt

[@G.P_79]

@@LCSClips22 I still think the Cubs could’ve moved on. What happened to Steve is sad yes. But I still believed the Cubs could do it.

[@Son-Of-David1990]

@@LCSClips22 yea i know. It wasnt even gauranteed he would've caught it. People just needed someone to blame unfortunately. Thats how he was probably feeling though by everyone treating him the way they were.

[@charlescline8943]

It was beyond Bartman. Alou blew a gasket. Dusty should have calmed them down. He also should have pulled Prior.

[@georgem7091]

*Who's here from "The Bear"*

[@wooza5919]

am i the only one who feels super bad for bartman?