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Bartman should have NEVER been blamed for anything. It was a foul ball. It wasn't Bartman who booted that double play in the same inning. Leave the kid alone.

All this time Alou let the guy's life fall apart without saying a thing. What a creep.

" wouldn't have caught it, anyway."

So why the hell did he wait all this time to say that? And why'd he jump like a little school girl when he couldn't catch it? Doofus.

Yeah, it is really a shame what happened to this guy. If Alou or anyone on that team would have stepped up and said that it was no big deal, this guy could have had a life. Instead he had to remain in hiding for the last 5 years. The cubs were SO at fault for this whole mess.

Judging by that picture, he would've had more than a good chance of catching it. Maybe what he menat to say was, "I wasn't going to pull a Jeter or Wright and scale the wall."

Judging by that picture, he would've had more than a good chance of catching it. Maybe what he menat to say was, "I wasn't going to pull a Jeter or Wright and scale the wall."

sacked92 | 04/02/08, 08:16 AM

When did Wright scale a wall?

When did Wright scale a wall?
Hi, I'm Troy McClure | 04/02/08, 08:20 AM

For that matter....when did Jeter??

Field Marshall Sunny Day | 04/02/08, 08:29 AM

I can kind of give him Jeter because he ran over that wall into the crowd. But when did Wright do anything remotely like that? Wright is quite overrated.

Any fan who would attempt to get involved like Bartman did is a complete moron - BUT - shouldn't Alou have come out with this ""I wouldn't have caught it, anyway" a little sooner in fairness to the guy? Geez. Classic Chicago Cub fodder here...

if I were Bartman I would say, Alou should have been able to catch that ball. but he and his team wrecked the series after that play. DO IT this year Cubbies.

Wright is quite overrated.
Hi, I'm Troy McClure | 04/02/08, 08:32 AM

Please elaborate, I'd love to hear this....

Aren't Cubs FANS as much to blame as Alou? If I'm not mistaken, there were threats made against the guy and he ended up leaving Chicago. They made his life a living hell as much as Alou's silence.

Any fan who would attempt to get involved like Bartman did is a complete moron - BUT - shouldn't Alou have come out with this ""I wouldn't have caught it, anyway" a little sooner in fairness to the guy? Geez. Classic Chicago Cub fodder here...

EastCoastKeith | 04/02/08, 08:35 AM

Bartman didn't do anything wrong. The ball was IN THE STANDS. Any other fan would have done the same thing.

Your right. As is Jeter.

Field Marshall Sunny Day | 04/02/08, 08:35 A

No arguments here.

Look at the photo, looks pretty catchable to me. I think Alou just feels bad for this guy

Please elaborate, I'd love to hear this....

METS4LIFE | 04/02/08, 08:39 AM

I can elaborate by saying, he is a very good player, but the simple fact that he plays in NY makes him over rated. Look at Derek Jeter. He is an average player, but playing in NYC, people make him out to be the best ever or something. Wright is good, but he isn't as good as the media portrays him to be. Any knowledgable fan knows that. If he was in Kansas City, NO ONE would care about him. Therefore, over rated.

On the flip side, I'd like to see someone make a barehanded catch like Wright did.

Field Marshall Sunny Day | 04/02/08, 08:49 AM

Don't get me wrong, he is a great player, but a bit over exposed because of where he plays.