ESPN To Make Bartman Documentary

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Steve Bartman, an accidental icon of Chicago Cubs futility, is getting thrust into the spotlight once more.

ESPN announced Wednesday that it has commissioned a one-hour documentary on Bartman, the Cubs fan whose attempt to catch a foul ball late in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship series was cast as some kind of catalyst in the long-hamstrung team's eventual collapse that year.

The revisiting of the Bartman incident and a look at its ugly legacy by Alex Gibney, writer-director of the Oscar-nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and the Academy Award-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will be part of ESPN's "30 for 30" series.

According to ESPN, Gibney will attempt to answer the question: Can Bartman ever forgive Chicago?

"30 for 30" has the cable sports network presenting 30 documentaries from various filmmakers, each covering a different topic from the past 30 years, to mark ESPN's 30th anniversary. The first is set to debut in early October, with the last scheduled for late next year.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com...-on-chicago-cubs-scapegoat-steve-bartman.html

Another one of the documentaries will be about Michael Jordan leaving the NBA to play baseball.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

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Steve Bartman, an accidental icon of Chicago Cubs futility, is getting thrust into the spotlight once more.

ESPN announced Wednesday that it has commissioned a one-hour documentary on Bartman, the Cubs fan whose attempt to catch a foul ball late in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship series was cast as some kind of catalyst in the long-hamstrung team's eventual collapse that year.

The revisiting of the Bartman incident and a look at its ugly legacy by Alex Gibney, writer-director of the Oscar-nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and the Academy Award-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will be part of ESPN's "30 for 30" series.

According to ESPN, Gibney will attempt to answer the question: Can Bartman ever forgive Chicago?

"30 for 30" has the cable sports network presenting 30 documentaries from various filmmakers, each covering a different topic from the past 30 years, to mark ESPN's 30th anniversary. The first is set to debut in early October, with the last scheduled for late next year.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com...-on-chicago-cubs-scapegoat-steve-bartman.html

Another one of the documentaries will be about Michael Jordan leaving the NBA to play baseball.

Sounds interesting.

 

[Diddy1122]

Please for the love of God just leave the guy alone already. I'm sick of being reminded about Moises "Piss hands" Alou wetting his diaper after not catching a ball that he wouldn't have caught in the first place!

How about they do a doc about the 4 other idiots around Bartman who also went for the ball, then berated the poor guy for going for a foul ball in foul territory after Alou threw a hissy fit. It was game 6 for cryn' out loud! Why not throw some hate Kerry Wood's way for pitching like crap in game 7? Or maybe at Crusty Baker for sitting on his hands during the entire team meltdown in game 6?

It's an absolute travesty what the media has done to this poor man. He had to leave Illinois, transfer to a different department at his work, I know because we work for the same company, & completely change his life because of a ridiculous incident that was blown way out of proportion by the shameless media scum across this country.

 

[Newskoolbulls]

Diddy1122 wrote:

Please for the love of God just leave the guy alone already. I'm sick of being reminded about Moises "Piss hands" Alou wetting his diaper after not catching a ball that he wouldn't have caught in the first place!

How about they do a doc about the 4 other idiots around Bartman who also went for the ball, then berated the poor guy for going for a foul ball in foul territory after Alou threw a hissy fit. It was game 6 for cryn' out loud! Why not throw some hate Kerry Wood's way for pitching like crap in game 7? Or maybe at Crusty Baker for sitting on his hands during the entire team meltdown in game 6?

It's an absolute travesty what the media has done to this poor man. He had to leave Illinois, transfer to a different department at his work, I know because we work for the same company, & completely change his life because of a ridiculous incident that was blown way out of proportion by the shameless media scum across this country.

Seriously I agree 100%. The media and irate fans ruined this guys life. Moises' old ass wouldnt have been able to catch that anyway.

 

[Shakes]

Am I the only one who read this thread title, clicked on it, and was disappointed that it wasn't a Simpsons related topic?

 

[Dpauley23]

??? ?????? wrote:

Steve Bartman, an accidental icon of Chicago Cubs futility, is getting thrust into the spotlight once more.

ESPN announced Wednesday that it has commissioned a one-hour documentary on Bartman, the Cubs fan whose attempt to catch a foul ball late in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship series was cast as some kind of catalyst in the long-hamstrung team's eventual collapse that year.

The revisiting of the Bartman incident and a look at its ugly legacy by Alex Gibney, writer-director of the Oscar-nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and the Academy Award-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will be part of ESPN's "30 for 30" series.

According to ESPN, Gibney will attempt to answer the question: Can Bartman ever forgive Chicago?

"30 for 30" has the cable sports network presenting 30 documentaries from various filmmakers, each covering a different topic from the past 30 years, to mark ESPN's 30th anniversary. The first is set to debut in early October, with the last scheduled for late next year.

http://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com...-on-chicago-cubs-scapegoat-steve-bartman.html

Another one of the documentaries will be about Michael Jordan leaving the NBA to play baseball.

You mean how he got kicked out of the league