Found October 14, 2011 on Hall of Very Good: Yardbarker Blogger Network
October 14, 2003 is one of those dates that most baseball fans don't know off the top of their head, but tell them that that was the date when Steve Bartman missed making a play on a foul ball hit by Luis Castillo in Game Six of the 2003 NLCS...and they'll tell you EXACTLY where they were.That's right, gang, the "Bartman Incident" is, officially, eight years old.So, I got to thinking...how would Major League Baseball's premier ballhawks (author Zack Hample and Camden Yards fixture Tim Anderson) handle the situation if they swapped places with the Chicago Cubs scapegoat.HOVG: You've seen the Steve Bartman clip a thousand times since it intially played out. What was the fatal flaw in him (or the people around him) NOT getting that foul ball?ANDERSON: He didn't have a glove. Plain and simple. If he has a glove and some athletic ability, he actually OWNS one of the most infamous balls in baseball history.HAMPLE: He should've been wearing a glove. It...
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