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I'm perplexed. Dan's first post clearly implied interference. His subsequent posts state otherwise. So, Dan, which is it? Interference or not? I'm not quite following your explanation that a fan has a "right" to the ball. Please clarify.
All this aside, I'm in agreement that Steve Bartman did what thousand of other baseball fans do on a routine basis - try and snag a souvenir ball during a game. That it happened during a pivotal moment in the playoffs where emotions run at a fever pitch, doesn't help, but it's doubtful that Bartman's action screwed the Cubs. The Marlins out-played them, period. And I was rooting for the Cubbies.
Of course, let's see how reasonable I'll be if a similar situation occurs in tonight's showdown between the Yankees and the Red Sox. I can't imagine it being any uglier than when Pedro Martinez takes that first walk to the pitcher's mound in Yankee stadium. Unless of course, he beans another player....
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