What Did British Guys Think of the Steve Bartman Tragedy? (REACTION)

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[@UncLester]

One of the saddest parts is that Bartman was probably one of the biggest Cubs fans at the game. Dude was not only watching the game live but also listening to it on the radio. Like who does that besides someone that really enjoys baseball?

[@increasearmadillo3032]

I tried it once. It was really cool to have commentary live during the game. But I get distracted way too easily and stopped to talk with people nearby me after a couple innings

[@djyanno]

What I truly hate is that most people would have done the same. As far as I see, he was not the only one reaching for the ball.

[@coyotelong4349]

He’s just unlucky enough to have been the one to catch it If someone else had caught it, THEY’D have been “the Bartman” instead

[@sneersh9107]

Yeah I do think there's a good chance that ball would've been caught but you can't blame him for doing what anyone else would do. When a ball is coming toward you your natural reaction is to try to catch it.

[@Tarhockey33]

Yes anyone would of done it but at the same time your suppose to have a level of common sense and understand the situation of what's going on. It's the same when with foul balls and not getting hit by them. You have to pay attention to the game in action. Maybe he didn't deserve the level of hatred he got, but your at a playoff game and you can't read the situation or know what's going on to not go for the ball??? Like cmon now

[@djyanno]

@@Tarhockey33 One thing for sure, in that particular instance, most of the present spectators seemed to reach for it

[@Tarhockey33]

@@djyanno and it's why common sense continues to be on the decline

[@ScreamingYellowMach]

It was disgusting how fans treated him after this. As a Cubbies fan, the cubs had nobody to blame but themselves for their loss.

[@emills6525]

Exactly, couldn't have said it better myself. The club should have done more to protect him.

[@samraleigh2234]

Except for Alex Gonzalez. The inning should have ended with his error.

[@coyotelong4349]

It definitely put a stain on the nice & easygoing “Friendly Confines” reputation that the Cubs fanbase has

[@jaredlackey9177]

​@Coyote Long the fact that that guy got out of there alive is proof of the "friendly confines".

[@psymar]

Personally I blame the manager for not going out to the mound and calming down his *rookie* starting pitcher, who was still in in the *eighth* inning. And to a lesser extent the Pirates pitcher who beaned Sammy Sosa, who wasn't quite the same after that.

[@FingerFood_]

If you ever get the chance, the 2011 documentary about Steve Bartman called Catching Hell is fantastic. Probably not reaction-worthy, given its 1 hour 45 minute runtime, but it's a fascinating look into scapegoating and how groups can turn on people.

[@adamplace1414]

Absolutely agree. In fact, a lot of the 30 for 30 docs are worth a watch.

[@TheSpacemannspiff]

​@@adamplace1414 The Hillsborough one is fantastic.

[@sethp26]

+1

[@sirjohnlegion2691]

Catching Hell was one of the best 30 for 30 docs ever. I'm old enough to remember when you were allowed to upload the full documentary like that on youtube. Some people created entire playlists of the 30 for 30 docs available for viewing on their channels. Those were the good ole days.

[@danflaherty5218]

This video does not approach the tragedy to Bartman's life. He was vilified for years in the media and at his workplace and could not leave his house. The Cubs and the fans did not come out quickly to forgive and it was years before the issue died down.

[@dc07932]

Fuck Cubs fans the team shouldn’t have choked

[@ninjafirewolf]

Not everyone in Chicago has a problem with Him Non-Baseball fans didn't care. I only found out about it around 2016 because of a Documentary I seemed on ESPN or KZbin Can't remember being a Non-Baseball fan because of the Cubs and White Sox I was Up set with Cubs Fans who were Angry at Someone who do what all Fans do when a Baseball coming their way.

[@Geeberino]

@@ninjafirewolf good thing OP didn't say everyone right? he said the Cubs and FANS

[@peterandjunko]

I think Cubs fans were only willing to forgive after they won in 2016. Remember the White Sox won the WS two years later and that really made Cub fans feel anger on top of disappointment until 2016. Bartman was just another bit of evidence of the Curse that needed to be scorned…unfortunately for him.

[@sneersh9107]

Was thinking the same, this video doesn't capture just how bad it was for Bartman. I can't imagine being in that situation where a good portion of your city and fanbase hates your guts. Would be very interested to hear the story from Bartman himself but you can't blame him for laying low even to this day.

[@legochickenguy4938]

This incident did irreparable damage to the reputation of Cubs fans in many people’s eyes

[@duchaneaux]

My memory's hazy but from what I remember, the reason Bartman was wearing those headphones was so he could listen to the Cubs' radio broadcaster commentate the game. When that whole incident happened, he could hear the broadcaster going off about it and that's when he realized how big his mistake was.

[@supersoulty]

As a Cubs fan, the problem with all the organizations overtures toward Bartman is that they weren’t done to make him feel better about what happened but to make the fan base feel better about what they did to him.

[@gregadkins2483]

Never really gave this thought, but you are right. Time changes the way we think about things and while I thought it was funny then, now I just think it is sad. It shows the state of the Cubs fanbase at the time. It was toxic. I'm an M's fan so I had no skin in this game, but I always liked Moises Alou. Now I just see that his reaction + that fan base + what happens after is just a recipe for Bartman becoming a scapegoat. I also think that if Bartman wasn't nerdy then people would have acted differently. Sports fans really can be shitty. I hate it.

[@galagajunkie]

As a Cubs fan who was watching it live, I felt so bad for the guy because you knew he was a genuine fan because he was listening to the radio broadcast on headphones while at the game. He did what most any other guy would instinctively have done in going for the ball, and while I hated how the game played out after, it just reinforced how crazy baseball can be.

[@adamplace1414]

I remember watching this live, and how surreal it all felt. Everyone knew the Cubs "cursed" history, and that 8th inning felt downright supernatural. The fact that Bartman got so much trouble out of it felt just as tragic then as it does now. Also just to make clear something the video skipped over: when they said he hadn't been seen publicly, they mean he hasn't made any public appearances. At least as of a few years ago he still goes to work and the like.

[@MDK2_Radio]

I saw it too. It was one of those times you just knew they were going to blow it. You could see it in the way the entire team held themselves. And the Marlins sensed it too. All because Alou overreacted terribly.

[@adamplace1414]

@@MDK2_Radio exactly. To me, that collapse was always because of Alou's tantrum and Gonzalez's error. That, and leaving Mark Prior out there to twist in the wind. 0% on Bartman.

[@johnprina3924]

As a life long Cubs fan myself and someone who watched that game live, the hate Bartman got was completely unfair. It would have been nice to get that out but it was obviously mostly on the team that we collapsed at the end of the game. It was an instinctual reaction to reach for that ball. Most people that hated him, probably would've done the same thing. Bartman wasn't even the only one reaching for it that play.

[@paulfrancis9129]

The video didn't mention that he was listening to the game oh headphones on the radio commentary an so had a delay knowing what was happening, the ball got to him before he heard the bat hitting it. He was escorted to security room where he could see every camera angle of them replaying it over an over. A security guard took him to her house till the crowd went home an he watched it all on tv over an over before he knew what had happened

[@YepOkay]

He did what any fan might do in the heat of the moment. I watched this live when I was in high school and felt bad for him then, and still do.

[@Chess613]

I'm glad you guys focused on this topic - i think the better video that really highlights the Bartman incident is the ESPN 30 for 30 video Catching Hell - that's the one you should have seen.

[@baileyjones1854]

That 30 for 30 is great. That's how i learned about the story i was fascinated

[@scottn.4865]

Moises Aloud later said he wasn't even going to make the catch. He said LATER after Batman got all of the deal put on him.

[@sneersh9107]

This is the most infamous case of fan interference I know of. This video doesn't capture the full extent of how bad it was, Bartman's life was ruined for a while, he received a lot of death threats and couldn't leave his house without fear of being attacked. Good news is that these days it seems like Cubs fans have come around and realized they went too far and it wasn't his fault and he gets a lot of love these days. Bartman still stays out of the spotlight though, and I can't blame him after all he went through.

[@proteuswest1084]

I was very upset in the moment having been a massive Cubs fan for my whole life, but what I can say is that as Bartman was escorted out of the stadium and I watched the Fox broadcast continually show his face, I realized that this whole thing was a tragedy. Wrigley Field is a sacred place where fans celebrate their love of the Cubs and is known as the Friendly Confines for that reason. I was sick about how the game went and what it might mean for our chances of advancing to the World Series, but I felt even worse because I realized that this was an event that went against everything I loved about being a Cubs fan. If you love the Cubs, it isn't about winning or losing, but it's about unconditional love. It's about being there, loyal, no matter what, and no matter what anyone says, we forgot about that and really caused some hurt to one of our own. Steve Bartman hasn't resurfaced in any public way since that moment, but I hope he has been able to move on and find it in his heart to forgive us.

[@matterlichman8424]

You should take a look at Kerry Wood's 20 strikeout game. Many consider it the greatest game ever pitched

[@Cjherand]

Definition In every case of spectator interference with a batted or thrown ball, the ball shall be declared dead and the baserunners can be placed where the umpire determines they would have been without the interference. When a spectator clearly prevents a fielder from catching a fly ball by reaching onto the field of play, the batter shall be ruled out. But no interference is called if a spectator comes in contact with a batted or thrown ball without reaching onto the field of play -- even if a fielder might have caught the ball had the spectator not been there. .... Stadium have a yellow line bordering the field and fan seats so if ever they reach IN over that line, its easily reviewed NOW.

[@josephsoto9933]

I went a Cubs game in 2014. During warmups people would go diwn to Bartman's seat and take pictures. Once at a game in Yankee Stadium there was a high foul ball near the end of the 1st base dugout. As the Yankee 1st-baseman leaned into the crowd a fan reached up and caught it first. The whole stadium wanted to kill that poor bastard. Oh it was awful. For what seemed forever the hecklers wanted blood. Damn!??

[@chopps75]

This was such a shameful event in Cubs fan history, but there were a lot of fans who did speak out against the hate, at the time and over the years, they just didn't get the same media attention as the hate.

[@srellison561]

As a Cubs fan, I watched that game. I never thought that Bartman had an impact on the game, and it wouldn't matter if it had. He only did what all the fans around him were doing, reaching for the ball. He was just the unlucky fan who actually touched the ball. I blame the loss on Gonzalez's error (for which he took very little flack) and on manager Dusty Baker's very poor post season management; over working his starters, saving pitchers for the next game (Why? If you win, there is no next playoff game). With the exception of last season, Baker has a history of poor post season management. He's a very good regular season manager, but frankly I think the only reason he won last year was because the talent on his team overcame his poor management.

[@magarthur3420]

It probably doesn't make up for everything but getting an official World Series ring is special. The public does not get those. And to have one as a Cubs fan after breaking the curse is crazy. Hopefully Steve is enjoying baseball somewhere.

[@MrNightRome]

the thing that bothers me the most is that in that play there was at least 5 or more fans reaching for that ball, just happens that he got tagged for it

[@thumbthump]

Along the same lines, although not fans but players, look into Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series and Jackie Smith in Super Bowl XIII. Both very fine players for many years but one moment overshadowed their career for a long time.

[@DMMoore1313]

I was 13 when this happened during the NLCS and I still can't watch it without getting sick. Upvotes and likes all around, but I'll save myself the trauma, and let it run in full on silent in the background so the algorithm doesn't get upset, haha!

[@Ordzo88]

This dudes pronunciations of the names was brutal 😂 Does he actually watch baseball?! Just gave me a good laugh

[@btnhstillfire]

As a Cardinals fan, this gave us unlimited fuel to talk shit about the Cubs and cub fans lmao.

[@chrisaustin8442]

Not that we needed any extra...

[@blitztim6416]

Donny Moore of the Angels was a tragedy also. He gave up a home run to Boston in the playoffs of 1986 and it haunted him. He ended up shooting his wife and committing suicide. I believe the wife survived.

[@romeyurock]

As a human, I feel real bad for Bartman. Every fan of baseball would have reached out for the ball in that situation. As a Miami native and Marlins fan, he was our MVP that series

[@maribel238]

Die hard here. I always felt so bad for Bartman. It was painful to watch them not advance and it hurt my soul, but Bartman didn't deserve that.

[@lovesgucci1]

If you’re wondering, Bartman was wearing headphones to listen to the game on the radio.

[@lovesgucci1]

Also, Dusty Baker was the manager for that Cubs team… He won his 1st World Series as a Manager last season.

[@juffurey]

Love the Discord polls, thanks so much guys!

[@imalwayslast3170]

I was in my freshman year at college and I have been a huge Cubs fan(even though I have never so much as been to Chicago) since I was 4. I am 37 now. I am die-hard to the point of making sure my son's little league team that I was head coach of was the Cubs. I was 18 when this happened and I was watching. I was so frustrated. Then the wheels fell off. It was so shocking. I understand why he did what he did. I also understand the frustration of the lifelong Cubs fans. Hopefully he has been able to rest easy since they won it in 2016.

[@supersasukemaniac]

I think Steve was a scapegoat, you can see at least 4 fans all reaching for the ball.

[@arielrichmond1238]

Every person in that group was reaching for that ball... THATS WHAT YOU DO... people forget this is a game, played by a few lucky, gifted adults... just a game

[@Harrison244]

Catching Hell is a cool documentary about this

[@ESUSAMEX]

After beating the Cubs in 2003, the Florida Marlins went on to beat my favorite team the New York Yankees to win the World Series. Bartman's life must have been hell because I am sure he wasn't a rich man and he needed to make a living. The idea of going to work each day in Chicago must have been horrible. I am sure his coworkers were pissed as well. It's really sad and horrible how so many people treated him. The media made him public enemy number one as well because the story was all over the news throughout the entire nation. I do not know what would have done if it had happened to me. I might have decided to take the millions for one public appearance so that I could relocate to another location and not have work again. The Cubs did the classiest thing ever.

[@angrydemonproductions4361]

I don’t blame Bartman at all… I blame first, the manager Dusty Baker for never coming out of the dugout for a mound visit - not to admonish or anything like that, just to give it a moment and let player tempers to clam down….. he had the opportunity to say ‘its only 1 pitch, you still got this, relax’ but he didn’t… he never took the responsibility as a manager to reign in the team… Second person I blame is obviously Gonzo for booting the ball… even in the high emotional state, he makes that play and all is good everyone goes from pizzed to happy… Bartman should never have been blamed… what happened to him was disgusting and I feel bad for him…

[@JoeyVatavuk]

i couldn’t even pay attention to his intro because the star wars music caught me off guard lol

[@inarar5334]

For another playoff interference story, check out Jeffrey Maier. It's almost the exact opposite scenario of when a fan interferes.

[@19MichaelDixon]

Bartman is cool but fuck that kid. - An Orioles fan

[@lovesgucci1]

That kid was a hero to Yankees fans. Obviously, 2 totally different circumstances. Maier caught Jeters ball by leaning over the railing. Also, the umps ruled it a home run, instead of fan interference.

[@inarar5334]

@@lovesgucci1 yeah, like I said. Almost the exact opposite scenario involving interference.

[@lovesgucci1]

I know, I was agreeing with you.

[@WahooSerious]

Remember watching this when it happened

[@ChrisinOSMS]

I believe it was Bernie Mac’s seventh inning stretch comments that jinxed them. His “Let’s go champs, CHAMPS!” prior to singing ‘Take Me Out to The Ball Game’ was a bit premature, I remember thinking “Oh,no! Don’t get cocky.”

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

5:24 it doesnt matter if the ball was leaving into the crowd, the player is still allowed to jump lean into the crowd to make a catch for an out.

[@AngelA-qi1br]

The player can lean into the stands BUT that area belongs to the fans who actually have just as much right to go for the ball and it would not be called fan interference.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

@@AngelA-qi1br didnt say it would be fan interference. the guys seemed confused as if the ball is out of play because its in the stands, unware that a player can still make a play on it.

[@hardhatlunchpal]

The problem with it all was the way Moises Alou handled it. If he didn't throw a temper tantrum everyone would've been calm. But ol' pee on his hands Alou sparked a fan hunt.

[@monicapegues4008]

Poor guy had to go into hiding. When in reality the Cubs blew it. It was going downhill before this happened. The team let themselves down & let this man bare the brunt of the blame. He had to go into hiding. Not our best moment as fan's. But when we won the world series, the Cubs organization gifted him a world series ring & invited him to throw the first pitch in next seasons home opener. But he politely declined but did accept the ring. To be fair the new owners were not the owners of the organization when this happened. I watched this game in real time. The Cubs collapsed.

[@larrythecableman6963]

The Star Wars music the backround of the video is so distracting lol

[@ryane5483]

I was at this game. It was brutal. If any non player or executive deserved a ring it was Bartman.

[@sammurphy3343]

Yea I agree with yall. The cubs made too many misplays after his interference to put the loss on him. Maybe if he he caught a home run and prevented the cubs player from getting the out. There were just too many mistakes to put it on him.

[@ronclark9724]

If Bartman interfered with a Marlin player attempting to catch the foul ball, the Cub fans would be celebrating. The unwritten rule is that local (home fans) should make way for a home player, but who wants to catch the foul ball of a visiting player? Shucks, Cub fans throw the visiting team home run balls back onto the field. So the desire is much higher to catch and keep a ball hit by the home team. The umpires ruled correctly that the ball was out of play and fans and players could attempt to catch the ball. If they had ruled the ball was in play, the umpires would have called fan interference and the batter would have been out. As you noted, far more happen after that play that caused the Cubs to loose that game. But having to get 4 outs instead of 3 in an inning usually leads to multiple runs to score in that inning. As what happen here.

[@NickKaminski1980]

It was horrible what happened to Batman. However, as a life-long Cubs fan watching that game live, I knew as soon as that incident took place that the Cubs would lose that game and series. But, as a life-long Cubs fan, with all the feels as a Cubs fan, there are things I knew at that time that aren't discussed in this video. We all know the Cubs hadn't won a World Series since 1908 at that point. But the last time they were this close to even sniffing the World Series, they had a 2 game to nothing lead in a best of 5 series and wound up losing three in a row, just as they did in this series. And at that point the Cubs hadn't even been in the postseason in 40 years. However, the Cubs were to blame. Errors, in fact, in both series, as we saw in this video, did them in. I even put a lot of blame on manager Dusty Baker for what ensued, because he was livid immediately after, without even seeing what happened. However I still knew we would lose at that moment...because I'm a Cubs fan.

[@yang-it-yin7002]

I used to sympathize with Cubs fans before this incident. But the way they treated Bartman was completely uncalled for and deplorable. I cannot ever side with the Cubs regardless of all the efforts made by the club post incident. I have nothing against the club, its the way the fans acted towards this poor guy. If they wanted to blame anyone blame the team for collapsing. They still had a game 7 at home and failed.

[@videogamevalley7523]

this was a very good video, I remember that game cause I watched it but I didnt know he became a recluse because and it shows how savage humans can be. Im glad that the Organization stood by him thru that, I see that as a big W. Cheers

[@monicapegues4008]

They actually didn't, they allowed him to be scapegoated. The team blew that game. The new owners tried to make it up to him when we won the championship. He's still in hiding to this day. Poor guy

[@videogamevalley7523]

@@monicapegues4008 it sucks he went thru. Dont be his friend now that time has passed

[@monicapegues4008]

@@videogamevalley7523 I never blamed him & I watched in real time. Yeah I'm sure it sucks to have your life upended over a baseball game. It sucks to have to go into hiding & stay there because the Cubs couldn't hack it. Totally sucks to have death threats flying at you by fan's desperate for a championship. I'm not his friend, I'm just human.

[@videogamevalley7523]

@@monicapegues4008 to me the fans continued the curse by harassing him

[@monicapegues4008]

@@videogamevalley7523 I can buy that. But the Tribune company continued the curse by not making, much needed, improvements to Wrigley Field. Can't get player's to come here with a club house that's not even fit for elementary school athletics. The curse ended because of owner's who gave a damn, Theo Epstein's plan, & an upgraded Friendly Confines.

[@jameshurley9551]

Worst thing about this incident was Moises Alou coming out like 10+ years later saying he wouldn't have been able to catch the ball. If he had said that the night of, a lot of this could have been avoided. I wish the Cubs had never won the WS because of their treatment of this poor guy.

[@psymar]

From what I hear he wound up moving to the South Side of Chicago -- where his coworkers are all White Sox fans.

[@darrinlindsey]

One thing the video didn't address is that he had to have police protection at his home and work, for months afterwards.

[@jartstopsign]

The death threats were inevitable, I know it's not the same thing but Bill Buckner got death threats for like 20 years after the ball got through his legs in that Red Sox vs Mets world series error. Bartman was just a nerd who got in the way, and yes it did hit his outstretched hand before Alou had a chance to get his glove on the ball

[@OJ-Simpson]

Why do you have to call the guy a nerd?

[@benjaminodem392]

@@OJ-Simpson Look at him.

[@Hunterbidenscrackrock]

Great vid as always guys 👏

[@MikeMath9]

Every Cubs fan says that Bartman was treated poorly but these are some of the same people who harrassed him into hiding

[@wthornton9526]

It appeared the most upset fans were either the drunks or those that bet on the Cubs, surpassed only by the drunks that bet on the Cubs

[@Cubs-Fan.10]

Like many in the comments, I was watching that game. Some of yall need to stop lying, we ALL initially blamed Bartman. In the moment nobody was thinking logically because of the Cubs past. Im not talking about threats or any of that because youre a lunatic if you wished him harm,, but we all blamed Bartman for the loss at the time.

[@DavidFreddoso]

You guys need to watch the Sandberg game (just do a search, it was an amazing game in its own right) and the almost identical missed catch that occurred in the exact same spot due to fans interfering. The results were less tragic for the Cubs, but it was an incredible foreshadowing of things to come.

[@DNReacts]

Appreciate the suggestion, thank you 🙏

[@mattwestfield6483]

imagine being reclusive for 20 years? Thats where hes at right now. Even after the Cubs winning the world series 7 years ago. I'm not even sure many people would recognize him after all these years but hes still afriad. Poor dude. Just to try and get a foul ball, which every single person at that game would love to bring home with them.

[@DavidKelly999]

There are a lot of interesting topics related to this. There's the Curse of the Bambino, Curse of the Billy Goat, Curse of Rocky Colavito, and all kinds of interesting superstitions that many fans and players believe in

[@lostmotel6156]

Something a lot of people gloss over in this whole thing is that there was another fan right next to Bartman who was also reaching for the ball and probably would have interfered as well had Bartman not touched it first. The whole thing is so instinctual too as a fan. If a foul ball is coming your way, most people’s split second reaction is not to move out of the way, but to catch the ball. Especially if your eye is on the ball the whole time and not the player who might be coming over to make a play on it.

[@andrewneese6484]

I'm a Chicago native and lifelong Cubs fan, but what happened to Bartman was absolutely shameful and disgusting. I feel bad for him. Worth noting the Cubs have different owners now than they did in 2003. Tom Ricketts took over as owner in 2011, and he and the Ricketts family have tried to do right by Bartman since.

[@rogerdodger9752]

The Unluckiest Man Alive. He wasn’t the only fan going for the ball. He just had the misfortune of being the one to touch it. Most of us would also go for the ball in that situation. Good shout Damo about the errors after the incident. It wasn’t Bartman’s fault that the Cubs lost game 5. It wasn’t Bartman’s fault that Alex Gonzalez missed the inning-ending double play. It wasn’t Bartman who gave up all those runs. It wasn’t Bartman who lost Game 7. Moises Alou making a big stink out of the play definitely didn’t help. I can’t possibly imagine what he went through. From the highs of getting tickets to see your team in the playoffs to suffering horrific abuse that surely taints any connection you had with the team prior. Well done by the Cubs ownership to do all they did to try to make up for it.

[@PHXNKVHXLIC]

You get an A on this essay

[@rogerdodger9752]

@@PHXNKVHXLIC Thank you, Professor Smith.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Th Cubs had only themselves to blame. They completely scapegoated the guy; especially considering they melted down during that game and then they went on to lose game 7!

[@joshshirley33]

Alou has said he wouldn't have caught the ball either way.

[@DavidKelly999]

This story made huge national news. It was everywhere. People dressed like Steve Bartman for Halloween

[@darthjayder2927]

Like the players said it was their play that was to blame

[@19MichaelDixon]

Any Cubs fans who blamed Bartman are sorry individuals. There was so much more to the Bartman hate than was shown in this video. Another factor that cant be overlooked when looking at this story, and a factor that someone who doesnt follow baseball might not know, is that the Cubs hadnt won the World Series since 1908 at that time. So theyvebeen a LONG suffering fanbase.

[@pyrotechnic96]

I feel like you're really playing with fire with this one regarding copyright, the music is from a well known sci fi film.

[@inarar5334]

I've always felt that if Alou hadn't lost his mind they might have actually gotten out of that inning relatively unscathed. Not only did his reaction drum up the hate for Bartman but I think it rattled the entire team. They got in their own heads.

[@kenmahoney5255]

I couldn't agree more.

[@jrzygurl]

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[@gregadkins2483]

If the Cubs could close out a series this poor guy's name would never have been known. I love Moises Alou but the way he reacted was Bush League, and led to all of it.

[@cjpreach]

Bartman's World Series Ring is (probably) worth more on the open market than any other ring from that championship (I assume). I could be wrong.

[@ImOutOfMtDew]

If he would of not tried to catch the ball, someone else would of ended up hitting it anyway. Some baseball fans take foul balls too seriously and will take it away from a lil kid.

[@robertschuster6922]

Even after the Cubs won the World Series in 2016,the stupid media kept bring up Bartman.And how he should receive a World Series Ring.The Ricketts Family should have said that it was the previous owners Tribune Co.should buy him a ring.

[@seanpyne1236]

Felt so bad for Bartman when this happened

[@willpatterson4866]

Alou would have never caught that ball. That being said they had another inning to win and plus another game.

[@willpatterson4866]

Also if you look at that video bartman was pushed into the ball.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

The rules are that you never reach out and interfere with a ball that could possibly be caught, especially with your own team trying to catch it. Remember, the Cubs had not won a world series in nearly 100 years.

[@alexmule1997]

You have to watch the 1998 New York Yankees fight the Baltimore Orioles. It’s the 25 year anniversary

[@willpatterson4866]

He has also been to games since then.

[@Idealdeath8304]

Now the context. The cubs haven’t won the World Series since 1908 at this point… and haven’t made it to the World Series since the mid 40s. When you go 80+ years without a World Series people will scape goat anyone.

[@brettg274]

I feel bad for the guy, but if you’re a fan sitting in the front row up against the field of play, you have an extra responsibility to be situationally aware, IMO. Especially in a playoff game.

[@thisguy8106]

What happened to Bartman truly is a tragedy. It's the only reason i didn't want the Cubs to win in 2016. The fact that he wanted nothing to do with anything in the "public eye" made it so much worse.

[@salvatoresultana4058]

Another video you guys should watch is Bonds in 4. It’s a video that shows you just how dominant Barry Bonds was.

[@westhoodqualzini7884]

You were talk over the part where they hadn’t won a World Series since 1908. And the the bartman colapse reinforced they had a curse. That’s why this was big. This was also not the best video to explain this

[@alperensengun6832]

I hope that Bartman has found the peace he deserves

[@JohnnyontheSpot1117]

I was wondering if you were gonna Look into this story

[@rohanthomas3007]

watch the Bill Buckner in Boston

[@MALLY808]

New Orleans Saints Bountygate would be a great reaction video

[@DNReacts]

Thank you for the suggestion Jamal, really appreciate this, will check it’s on the watch list, thanks for the comment. We run regular polls on our Discord for all members to have a say in what videos we do next if you’re not already on there 🙏

[@hifijohn]

Another chapter in the long and rich history of the Cubs, BTW the family guy did a parody of this.

[@johnduval6377]

There is an old saying in baseball that's directed at the fans, PAY ATENTION at all times! As a fan you should know the circumstances. Nothing against him but it was one of the worst plays by a fan ever. If the cubs hadn't finally won a World Series he would still be catching hell. lol

[@eldwdubu6968]

After that incident baseball fans do not interfere with balls in play anymore. And other fans around you will stop you if you try.

[@craxanshards3139]

I was at this game. If it wasn't for Moises Alou , swearing and flipping off Bartman, the crowd would never have turned on him.

[@jomardel]

I think years later Alou said he probably wouldn’t even be able to make the catch.

[@andrewkline5611]

@@jomardel I believe 2003 Moises might disagree.

[@stuksy4321]

I always had a soft spot for the Cubbies and their fans.... until that moment.

[@dilbertdoe601]

🤣 poor Steve.