Cubs Ball Grabber Already Getting Offers

Atman

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Wed Oct-15-03 02:35 PM
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Cubs Ball Grabber Already Getting Offers

Bartman has been offered a three month vacation in Miami, all expenses paid, including airfare and a boat to use, according to CNN.

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boxster

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Wed Oct-15-03 02:45 PM
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1. Yes, but the plane has engine trouble and the boat has a hole.

The offer is from a Cubs fan!

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Atman

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Wed Oct-15-03 02:47 PM
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2. Actually, the guy is supposedly a Cubs FANatic

Total Cubs junkie. Even has a full size baseball field in his "yard" according to the CNN story. He lives, eats, breathes the Cubs, and is none too happy about all of this fuss, either.

And, btw, I think it was the Miami Chamber of Commerce that made the offer.

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boxster

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Wed Oct-15-03 05:00 PM
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14. My response was a joke, of course.

Someone today said that you can't really fault him for doing it, because it was just a gut reaction. Obviously, had he realized the ramifications, he wouldn't have done it.

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WannaJumpMyScooter

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Wed Oct-15-03 08:20 PM
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21. The airplane is piloted by Ameilla Aeheart and the boat is

the Staten Island Ferry.

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Nailzberg

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Wed Oct-15-03 02:58 PM
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3. "Cubs Ball Grabber". Isn't that pretty common in baseball?

Ball grabbing, that is?

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Guaranteed

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Wed Oct-15-03 03:00 PM
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5. LOL all three great posts...

Good job fellas.

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kanrok

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Wed Oct-15-03 06:54 PM
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18. It's pretty common for Cubs fans

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underpants

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Wed Oct-15-03 02:59 PM
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4. Good for him

He might as well stay if they don't win tonight. It is terrible that we pay so much attention to sports that it can be destructive.

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Dyedinthewoolliberal

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:03 PM
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6. I heard that the guy

is a real big Cubs fan. However, he must not be much of a baseball fan. Had he and the rest really understood what the situation was, all of them would have cleard away for the catch to be made.
As it turns out, he fucked it up for his own team. I'm surprised he hasn't taken more heat than he has for that.
Geez, at the very least, he should have realized that what he did would be okay if it was Florida in the field, but not his own damn team.
All for a freakin' baseball? What was he thinking?

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VermontDem2004

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:51 PM
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9. I think he is getting

Edited on Wed Oct-15-03 04:51 PM by VermontDem2004

way more heat then he deserves, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much heat then he deserves. You would've probaly done the same thing and from the replay it looks more like a reaction then a well thought out move. All of this heat over a freakin' baseball game? The Cubbies blaming the fan for the loss is like Republicans blaming Clinton for anything bad that happens. Cubs lose game 7, it will be 'The Fans' fault.

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kanrok

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Wed Oct-15-03 06:59 PM
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19. Hold on there

Let's think about this one. He's looking up at a ball coming in his direction. He's sitting in an area along the third base line where the wall is about 8 feet high. He probably had no idea Alou was capable of making a play, and, in any event, the ball was coming down in the stands, not on the field. Don't know about you, but most normal peple in that situation cannot divert their attention in two directions simultaneously. He didn't "fuck it up" for his team, The Cubs did a good job of fucking it up for themselves.

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St. Jarvitude

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Wed Oct-15-03 07:53 PM
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20. He had headphones on

I would assume he was listening to the WGN broadcast of the Cubs, and would know there's a play coming his way.

Personally, I don't place the entire blame of the Cubs' loss on his shoulders. Most of what is going at him is from fans in denial that Gonzalez screwed the Cubs by bobbling that grounder. But that was a bad decision on his part to go for the ball.

Wouldn't it be a much cooler story to say "Moises Alou made a great catch right on top of me!" than "I caught a freakin' foul ball."?

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kanrok

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Wed Oct-15-03 10:50 PM
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25. Nope

Cubs suck.

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jmowreader

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:08 PM
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7. He's lucky the Cubs play baseball in America, not soccer in Colombia

If he was Colombian, he'd have been worm food by nightfall.

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Blue-Jay

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:48 PM
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8. I take it you've never been to a Cubs playoff game.

On second thought, that's like saying "I take it you've never been attacked by a radioactive weiner dog".

Let's just say that it's safe to assume that there are probably a few Cub fans that wouldn't mind dumping Bartman's lifeless corpse in Lake Michigan if they had the chance.

Go Cubbies!
Go Bosox!

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VermontDem2004

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:52 PM
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10. I hope those same Cubs fans

feel the same way about Gonzales dropping a double play ball. Gonzales is getting a fucking free ride here.

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fishnfla

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:56 PM
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11. I heard he and his familiy have been getting death threats

which is a shame.

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VermontDem2004

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:58 PM
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12. If that is true

that is a shame. I can't believe how cold hearted people can be.

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Resistance

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Wed Oct-15-03 04:59 PM
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13. agreed

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Don_G

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Wed Oct-15-03 05:02 PM
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15. Unfortunately True

The local CBS news reported 7 police cars outside of his parents home in Northfield today.

I don't mind making fun of him for a day or two here or over a beer in Wrigleyville, but that's way over the top.

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fishnfla

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Wed Oct-15-03 05:07 PM
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16. For his sake

I hope the Cubs win. I'd like to see the guy on Letterman. Then all the haters get a lesson in forgiveness.

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HEyHEY

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Wed Oct-15-03 05:15 PM
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17. COld hearted! Maybe you should take another look at what he did!!

Just kidding...that is too bad he's getting death threats...but he is still a fucking dolt.

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VermontDem2004

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Wed Oct-15-03 08:22 PM
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23. Dolt?

The same thing could've easily happened to you

"I had my eyes glued on the approaching ball the entire time and was so caught up in the moment that I did not even see Moises Alou, much less that he may have had a play," Bartman said in a statement.

"Had I thought for one second that the ball was playable or had I seen Alou approaching, I would have done whatever I could to get out of the way and give Alou a chance to make the catch."

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Paragon

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Wed Oct-15-03 08:21 PM
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22. Jeb Bush offered him "asylum"

I read the article a little while ago...no idea where.

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bluestateguy

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Wed Oct-15-03 08:28 PM
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24. The American Way!!!

Ruin the dreams of millions of fans because you want a baseball :cry:
and then capitalize on it all with money and vacations.

I hope the IRS taxes the shit out of him if he receives these gifts.

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