Cubs Fan: "Sorry"

CBS SPORTSLINE ^ | 10-15-03

[hunter112]

Any bets as to how soon it will be before he puts the ball up for bid on e-bay?

If any Cubs fans catch him, there's going to be a couple of his balls up on eBay!

[Lancey Howard]

I don't think he even got the ball, did he?

I don't believe he did. The ball went dashing back toward some other fans behind The Fan, not out onto the field. Which is another reason I believe the ball was so close to the stands that The Fan had a legitimate excuse for trying to grab it.

After the incident, when the camera went back to the sulking Fan sitting there looking glum, my first impression was that he looked so glum because he ended up not getting the ball. But then I heard that people were yelling obscenities at him and threatening to kill him, so I figured he quickly realized that he had really, REALLY screwed up.

[ForOurFuture]

Suicide watch.

[wardaddy]

doctored photo.

[Pelham]

The goat made him do it.

[ccmay]

Yes there are a handful of dorks on FR that feel the need to jump onto sports threads and tell everyone about how they're too good for sports, just because you have followers doesn't make you right.

I used to be one of those guys... my dad was never into sports and especially not American sports (he's a furriner)... we lived in the sticks, miles away from Little League etc. . . just never got into team sports; never played organized baseball, basketball or football; didn't play them or watch them with my dad.

I used to look down my nose at people who were consumed by sports.. but somehow I got hooked on baseball in the past few years and now I am a season ticket holder and rabid fan. Love it.

My boy loves sports and I am trying to do everything for him that I never got to do.

-ccm

[TrappedInLiberalHell]

And every time there's a thread on golf, some twit has to jump in and state that golf isn't a sport.

The only athletic ability I have is at table tennis. I don't play any more, but I was fairly good at it. People who haven't watched real table tennis with inverted-rubber rackets and a quality table, have no idea how insanely difficult it can be. There are as many types of spin and styles of play as there are in baseball pitching. And I've had nights where I sweated so much I literally wrung out my shirt. So don't anyone tell me it's not a sport or doesn't require athleticism. Thankfully we haven't had any live table tennis threads for everyone to make fun of, because the sport is all but defunct in this country. I think China has 10 million registered players. The U.S. has under 20,000. Actually, it was under 10,000 when I stopped playing four or five years ago. That's pretty pathetic.

[FITZ]

I feel sorry for him too. I believe he really was just caught up in the excitement of getting the ball coming his way and didn't consider much else.

[A.J.Armitage]

I think people are getting overly worked up about an unfortunate woman that's functionally dead already, don't see me hopping on those thread to tell everybody about it.

Too bad. If you did you'd find out she's not functionally dead.

[Lib-Lickers 2]

I'm wit ya brother,,, GO RED SOX!,,,,,,,,,,

[Sabertooth]

I believe he really was just caught up in the excitement of getting the ball coming his way and didn't consider much else.

This is not the excuse, this is the problem.

[milemark]

I'd like to see hockey coaches wear skates, pads, helmets, gloves...

[mewzilla]

Sorry, my backside. And this guy calls himself a fan. I'll bet his intention was to sell the darn ball all along, never to keep it. Jerk.

[proud American in Canada]

"In Florida, Gov. Jeb Bush said an offer of asylum to Bartman might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach offered him a free three-month stay if he needed to get out of Chicago."

Gov. Bush steps up to the plate! :) I hope that poor guy takes advantage of it, if he can.

I saw on the news that police cars are surrounding his house to give him protection.

I'm as disappointed as anyone, but seriously, threatening someone's life over a baseball game is ridiculous.

[proud American in Canada]

OMG! He's wearing a Hillary in 2004 shirt!

Forget any sympathy from my earlier post--unless it's some kind of joke sweatshirt. ;)

[proud American in Canada]

OMG! He's wearing a Hillary in 2004 shirt!

Forget any sympathy from my earlier post--unless it's some kind of joke sweatshirt. ;)

[proud American in Canada]

"OTOH, these men (or at least several of them) screwed up their own livelihood."

I agree. After all, they could have won last night. As you said, they're paid a lot of money to maintain their focus.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

I'm as disappointed as anyone, but seriously, threatening someone's life over a baseball game is ridiculous.Unfortunately, there are a lot of ridiculous people out there.

[Rebelbase]

"But if you do, don't wear a cap, glasses, and headphones that make you look like a dweeb."

Its the turtleneck that gives him a dweeb appearance.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Doctored photo. The poor guy has enough problems without being labeled as a Hillary! supporter.