Topic: Steve Bartman

Film probes baseball scapegoat who keeps mystique

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney sought escape from his previous work on war, torture and high financial crimes when he decided to make a film about baseball.Yet like a successful batter who eventually returns to home plate, Gibney found ...

Steve Bartman Autograph

Infamous ball-interferer Steve Bartman was offered $25,000 by a Chicago sports memorabilia collector's convention to attend the convention and sign a single autograph. (July 23, 2008) Many Chicago fans believe that Bartman's actions in Game 6 of the 2003 ...
Does a tree grow in Brooklyn? Even in 2004, when it seemed there was a slight chance the Cubs could get to the big dance, Steve Bartman surfaces in the leftfield stands as Moises Alou is poised to catch a ball that ...

Steve Bartman

Steve Bartman had a front row seat at Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship series between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins when he attempted to catch a ball that was flying foul in the eighth inning. Many fans ...
From Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, Pete Rose through today, Baseball is rich in tradition and nostalgia. For years, Pete Rose was considered one of the best players in Baseball History. Known as ?Charlie Hustle,? Rose was an excellent hitter and base runner ...
As the World Cup continues to set television ratings records on a global scale, America's No. 1 sports network will roll out a soccer-themed documentary from its critically acclaimed 30 for 30 series.. The Two Escobars, which will premiere on ESPN ...
Cubs fans forgive the 'goat' of a playoff past, as their team makes yet another Series runSteve Bartman, I have a confession to make. As a new-ish Cubs fan, I discovered it was way too soon to make light of our team ...
Think sports superstitions are nonsense? The BoSox snapped their hex in 2004, winning the World Series. The hex started when pub owner William Sianis showed up at Wrigley Field for the 1945 World Series with his pet goat (which he had bought ...
Red Sox Get Help From the "Anti-Bartman" in Win Over AngelsAs fan interference goes, Danny Vinik is more Jeffrey Maier than Steve Bartman.Vinik reached over the temporary photographers' box in front of the stands and kept Los Angeles Angels catcher Jeff ...