Bill’s Content

Chicago Tribune columnist lets Steve Bartman off the hook. He says Bartman isn’t to blame for the Cubs losing out on a chance to go to the World Series back in 2003. After all, all the guy did was reach into foul territory and interfere with a Cubs player who was trying to catch a popup. Sure, the Cubs were five outs away from going to the Series. Sure the batter ended up walking. It was the entire team’s fault, Morrissey says, for the loss. None of those these were the result of Bartman’s interferance, he says.

Bull.

I recall reading a science fiction story in my youth about time travelers who go back to prehistoric times, step on a butterfly, and end up causing all of humanity to wipes off the face of the Earth. That one change — a butterfly that dies before it’s time — causes a series of reactions that lead to the human race to not come into existence.

But Steve Bartman — by depriving the Cubs out of one of the five outs they needed to make it to the World Series — did nothing bad to the Cubs. Yeah. Right.

If Alou is allowed to catch tbe ball, then there is no need for the double play to get out of the inning. Then Prior would have no reason to lose his composure. Sure, the Marlins could still have come back to win, but they would have had to do it on their own without the extra at bats they got due to Bartman’s gaffe.

I’m sick of columnists and so-called experts trying to prove how much smarter they are then the average fan by denying the conventional wisdom that Bartman cost the Cubs a trip to the series. Bartman’s isn’t a curse. Batman just deserved to be cured at.

Stay hidden awya fronm sight, Mr. Bartman. It’s for your own good. And stay the Hell away from Wrigley Field.

This one is dedicated to Rich Miller. Better luck next year.

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All my favorite sports teams are doing well.

The [tag]Cubs[/tag] are 1 1/2 games ahead of the second-place brewers and four games ahead of the Redbirds.

The Woodruff High School Warriors, in their season opener, beat the East Peoria Raiders 55-0.

This may be a sign of a apocalypse.

First, this doesn’t refer to ALL Cardinals fans. I know some Card fans who are as loyal and as knowledgable of the game as are the vast majority of Cubs fans.

But most Card fans spend bad mouth their team as much as they praise them. I was in a certain Cardinals-centric bar a few weeks ago — back when it looked like they were going to choke their way out of the playoffs — and you should have heard the language they were using against their own team.

Disgraceful.

Last night, I was able to catch the top of the 8th inning. A fellow employee came into the lounge just as the Tigers had made their first out. “Woo Hoo! Just two more out and the Cardinals win.”

“Um, no. This the top of the 8th. There’s still the 9th.”

“But the Cardinals won’t have to come to bat if Detroit doesn’t score.”

U’m, NO, Mr. Cardinals fan. Both teams bat in every inning, except the bottom of the ninth. The Tigers still come to bat in the top of the 9th.”

“Oh, yeah. Thats’s right. Woo Hoo!”

Yep. They come out of the woodwork after a successful season. But they are still the second favorite team in Peoria. You will occasionally see Cardinals fans climb onto the White Sox or Cubs bandwagons. You will never, ever see Cubs fans do that. It just doesn’t happen.

And speaking of Cardinals fans, I actually heard “baseball fans” at the new Busch Stadium chanting “Dee-fence! Dee-fence!” last night. You know, what they chant at FOOTBALL games.

You see, there are Cardinals fans who get baseball and football confused, and some who never quite picked up on the fact that the football meam moved to Arizona.

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