[Sabertooth]

And all this over a GAME! That's right, boys and girls...all this over a game played by grown men wearing silly little uniforms.

To you it's a game. To the fans it's a game, maybe more.

To the players, it's their livelihood. Winning is why they play.

So, if you're sitting at a game and happen to find yourself lucky enough to be in the front row along the line, don't act like a dumb kid and reach out into the field of play and screw up another man's livelihood.

[Moonman62]

So, if you're sitting at a game and happen to find yourself lucky enough to be in the front row along the line, don't act like a dumb kid and reach out into the field of play and screw up another man's livelihood.

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

[thoughtomator]

I'm surprised that it's not self-evident why people are annoyed. In that one moment this fan epitomized everyone who would dash the hopes of millions for a small gain for himself. The symbolism here is enormous.

[Optimist]

and screw up another man's livelihood

Sorry Saber, but I have to agree and disagree. True, any fan at a championship baseball game should be watching THE GAME, meaning not just the ball, but the fielding and potential fielding of the ball - even when it appears to be out of play. How many videos of overextended arms, wild launches into the netherworld, and unbelievable plays have we seen that would make a trrue fan believe -no KNOW - that anything is possible.

OTOH, these men (or at least several of them) screwed up their own livelihood. Whether it was a poorly fielded ball by the 2nd baseman, a poor job of pitching, or a pitcher that was left in too long, a reliever that couldn't "shut 'em down", or a batting cycle that failed to put it together, THE CUBS TEAM lost the game.

Let's face it the cub's guy is just a convenient vent, a single face to focus on, and a way for the team to avoid accepting their share of the responsibility (at least for that game), and a way for Cub's fans to avoid actually criticizing their team.

Remember To the players, it's their livelihood -- no excuses for being "flustered". As they say: "that's why they get paid the big bucks".