Seems I missed all of the commotion

[CatWoman]

Someone told me yesterday about a fan pissing off attendees at a Cubs game.

Then I see this toon



exactly what happened? :shrug:

[WilliamPitt]

1. Fan went for a foul ball at the same time as a player

Seems the Cubs player would have made the catch, but the fan interfered with it. The Cubs went on from there to blow that game, and the next one. Now the fan is being blamed for it, which is absurd, but there you go.

His last name is Bartman. Do a google search under "Bartman Cubs fan" and you'll get the whole story.

[CatWoman]

2. THANKS, WILL

:hi:

wow -- this guy is getting death threats!!!

[DarkPhenyx]

3. The stupidity of the average sports fan.

Maybe the sub-average, but there are a hell of a lot of people pissed at this guy. I guess tehy've never heard the saying, "Hey it's just a game"

[Bossy Monkey]

4. Well if you think about it, if there are (say) 5 million Cub fans

and only 1/10th of 1 percent are psychotic assholes (which would be a great name for a band, by the way) that would leave 5,000 idiots to call or send death threats to this poor schmoe. The vast majority of Cubs fans, probably more than those of any other team other than those here at the University of South Carolina, are (for obvious reasons) of the shrug your shoulders, "we'll get 'em next" persuasion. I feel sorry for Bartman, and worry for him, but we can't tar all Cubs fans on the grounds that some few of them are lunatics, just like we can't say they're all idiots because he had a momentary lapse of judgment regarding a foul ball.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. He'll probably end up on Letterman and Leno,

cashing in on his 15 minutes of fame.

[WilliamPitt]

7. There's a movie being made about this

I saw it on the CNN ticker last night. No joke. A movie.

[Don_G]

8. Here's The Link About The Movie

http://money.cnn.com/2003/10/16/news/companies/movie_fan/

[Don_G]

6. Most Of The Fans Have Calmed Down

But he has earned a footnote in Cubs' history and I don't hold much hope for his luck in getting dinner reservations in Chicago soon.

Jebthro has offered him amnesty, two hotels have offered him 6 months free rent in ocean view hotel rooms, a radio station in Florida has offered him a job and they're making a movie about his bonehead play.

The cops are still watching his place in Northbrook though and the address is available to anyone with a phone book.

[speckledgator]

9. I am not

a baseball fan, but I saw the clip. Over and over and over
The guy would've missed the catch anyway. Oh wait he was in back pain and bartman had the blue babies? Excuses excuses