February 26, 2004
For All It's Worth
Brian over at Rock'em Schnockem thinks that Steve Bartman isn't making enough of his foul ball fame.
Bartman -- When they blow up your ball today, you should be pushing that button. Imagine the feeling! We can't all make oodles of money AND exorcise our past at the same time. Sure, I could go back to West Point and flip off the Superintendant, but that's on my dime, and all it would get me is stranded in frikkin' New York. I could go back to a high school reunion and say to Erin Schreck, "Damn you were hot and I was a dunce", but all that would get me is stranded in frikkin' Iowa next to a gal laughing at my bald head. You see -- you (Bartman) were handed this steaming pile from on high, and have done nothing with it, other than hope it goes away.
Update: You can watch the ball be destroyed on MSNBC tonight at about 8:30 PM, EST. Keith Olbermann hosts, so at least they'll have someone who knows a lot about baseball history.