Dennod

I live in Chicago, I am watching the 6th game last night and a fan goes after a ball that is in foul territory. I also see a lot of other people going for the ball. The fan touches the ball that Mousies Alou could have caught. My opinion, it's a foul ball, get over it. Then a walk, a solid single by IRod and a routine ground ball that should have been a double play. Oh ya, the double play would have ended the inning with only 1 run that would have scored. The ball is booted and the flood gates open. Not to mention that Mark Prior's curve ball went flat and the great Field Manager (Sarcasm) Dusty Baker, leaves his young stud in for too long.

My analysis is if you want to blame a fan in the stands for that 8th inning then you are an idiot and not putting blame where blame is due. Also, there is another game today, Kerrie Wood is one of the best pitchers in the game and the Cubs still have a great chance to goto the World Series.

I haven't checked the odds for tonights game but I would imagine that the Cubs are the favorite to win tonights game. So you can either be suicidal, depressed about last nights game or you can enjoy the moment and see what happens tonight.

If I was a betting man, I would put money on the Cubs tonight. Win or loose, I will enjoy the game and live my life tomorrow the same way I lived it today.

One last thing. It would have been great to see that fan that touched the ball with a Chicago White Sox hat on wouldn't it?

Fandros

The dumbass didn't just touch the ball. He damn well stopped it from entering the fielders glove.

That would have been the 2nd out. And a team at bat and at field play differently in that situation.

Lemme guess, were you the flake who couldn't stay in the stands? /chuckle

I wouldn't want to be him if the Cubbies lose tonight. That fucker deserves to be strung up by the thumbs. Or at the very least a lifetime ban from Wrigley...

Fandros

Dennod

I can sign the ball and sell it to you if you want Fandros. What are you offering for the ball?

I have a bid of $1,000 from a Florida fan and a bid of $5,000 from a Chicago White Sox fan so far. :P

mirdorr

I completely disagree.

I thought the replays clearly showed that the ball was 6 inches behind Alou's glove. The distorted picture on the front page of the Chicago Tribune makes it look like the ball is a foot or 2 from Alou's glove.

Then a walk. Then an error on a double play ball that would have ended the inning. Then a bad pitch by a tired pitcher.

Classic Cubs baseball. I love it.

Laerwyn

If "That Fan" is brave enough to leave his home he should move and fast.

Even if the Cubs win tonight, its still 3-5 months before I'd wager he was safe out and about.

Remember the soccar player a few years ago that was murdered after letting the winning goal in? If memory serves it was Mexico's goalie?

Chicago is a nasty place when considering Cubbies fans and their much touted "curses".

I'd be very subdued and careful. He interfered with a play when the Cubs were 5 outs away from the Series....he is in it up to his neck.

Laerwyn

Fandros

I was watching the game last night.

From all angles he had the ball dead to rights.

This type of behavior from brain dead fans warrants expulsion from the game for life, if not from the city itself.

Fandros

mirdorr

This is not dead to rights:

sportsillustrated.cnn.com...dagain.ap/

and neither is this:

www.chicagotribune.com/

(caution: pic is on Trib front page, it might move)

In either case, the fan is not violating any rules because the ball was out of play. I'd like to hear the case for why the fan should be banned from the game when he didn't violate any rules.

The CNNSI caption cracks me up. sure, the inning would have been harmless - if Gonzalez completes the double play.

Dartaignon

mirdorr

Hey, that's better than the priceless one I've seen.

Dartaignon

Thanks, I grabbed it off of ESPN's main page and added the pwned to make it funny for me. :P