Catching Hell; Feeling Shame

I’m embarrassed. Hopefully we’re all embarrassed. Because we’re just as human as he is. “He” is Steve Bartman, who went from being a normal guy to the world’s most infamous fan to having ESPN air a documentary, “Catching Hell,” that recalled the whole unfortunate thing. And “we” are Cubs fans. Most likely, people from across the nation who watched the film Tuesday night came away with the impression that Cub fans are the biggest assholes ever. And you know what? They’re right, at least when it comes to the dark day of Oct. 14, 2003. Everyone one of us became animals, directing our venom at someone who could have been any one of us. I was over a hundred miles away, still at school in Bloomington, Ind. when it happened. I was watching Game 6 alone in my room — not because I’m a loser (not that I’m not a loser, but at least this wasn’t the reason for this particular scenario) but because the inten...