Alyssa is joined by Molly McAleer from Mother May I Sleep With Podcast and Trend Lightly to discuss “The Steve Bartman Incident” and some parallels to the 1986 Red Sox.
In case you don’t know, on October 14th, 2003 during the NLCS the Cubs imploded and for years one man was blamed.
Show Notes:
MLB YouTube: The Steve Bartman Incident
Sports Illustrated: What happened to Steve Bartman?
NYT: Steve Bartman Remains Invisible, 10 Years Later
NPR: Cubs Fans Try To Make Up For Sending Another Cubs Fan Death Threats In 2003
Bleacher Report: Chicago Cubs: 10 Things That Would’ve Changed If There Was No Bartman Incident
HuffPo: Steve Bartman Incident: 10 Years Ago Monday, The World Met This Poor Guy
Reuters: Winning helps Chicago Cubs fans forgive Bartman 12 years later
NYT: Cubs Survive a Bartman Moment and Are Headed to the Playoffs
The Guardian: The forgotten story of (but not by Chicago Cubs fans) … Steve Bartman
Fox Sports: Fan dressed as Steve Bartman at a Cubs-Marlins game
Business Insider: Even Bernie Mac’s Career Went Downhill After The Steve Bartman Incident
MLB: The ‘Curse of the Bambino,’ explained
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