Chicago Cubs fans, hoping to end the curse, yesterday took the baseball tipped out of a fielder's glove by a fan and blew the baseball to bits. In a possibly related story, at the exact same moment but hundreds of miles away, noted comic artist Todd McFarlane spontaneously combusted.
More on this story as it develops.
PAD
Posted by Peter David at February 27, 2004 01:29 AM | TrackBack | Other blogs commentingBetween the ball and the latest court decision, I wouldn't be suprised.
Are you sure the baseball was to blame?
I'd heard the Toddster was standing next to a gentleman wearing dark glasses who uttered the word "Kimota!"
They blew up the wrong thing... They should have blown up Steve Bartman and Alex Gonzalez for that idiotic error and anyone who mentions the billy goat and.....
Ah, the hell with it. It was just a stupid ball for chrissakes! It must have been a real slow news day yesterday....
Signed,
Kevin (who is still bitter at how the season ended for the Cubs last year)
I just read that the Toddster was apparently the runner-up in the bidding for the ball.
Can someone still be called a "noted comic book artist" if they haven't draw a comic in ten years?
Well, what else has Todd done since that's worthy of note?
Ok.. SO the Cubs have taken care of their issue with explosives. I like that Idea. A LOT. And I am sure there are PLENTY of Red Sox Fans that would like to see this practical exorcism extended. The question is... Do we go for Yankee Stadium, or Steinbrenner?
PAD wrote: Chicago Cubs fans, hoping to end the curse, yesterday took the baseball tipped out of a fielder's glove by a fan and blew the baseball to bits.
As a native Chicagoan and lifelong Cubs and White Sox fan (I grew up on the West Side, hence my dual allegiances), I'm glad this "Bart-Ball" preseason entertainment is over. I think it's going to be one helluva baseball season in Chicago.
So in an effort to get rid of this thing, Cubs fans have blown it to bits and spread tiny pieces of it all over Chicago? Hmmm.
Can we do that with the Toddler?
On a similar note, apparently Neil and Todd were very civil to each other afterwards. According to ICV2, Todd signed a book for a fan, then approached Neil and said "I saved you the sweet spot."
Neil signed it, and they both posed for a picture with the fan, who was all of 10.
I know that Todd shares rent space with John Byrne for antichrist status on this board, but I did think it was extremely nice of Todd, not to mention Neil.
Chris
Of course that signing took place after the initial court case that Todd lost. It's his appeal that he has just lost. He might not be as charitable this time around...
Jason
Would people be concerned if Todd collected hockeypucks? As for this spawntoddious combustion thing, cute. I just wish he wasn't from my hometown.
Blowing up a baseball? Pfah. Amateurs. Every April here in Massachusetts, we take a guy who looks like George Steinbrenner and burn him alive inside a wicker man.
And believe me, he's getting tired of it.
As a Chicagoan living in NY, I was entertained by the event, but it has done one thing that pisses me off--it has drawn more attention to the fact that tickets went on sale today. So I've been in a virtual waiting room for the past 3 1/2 hours (as have some of my co-workers, bless their souls) trying to get tickets for the only trip to Wrigley I will be able to make this year. Oh well, there's always seeing in the worst ballpark in the majors, Shea Stadium...
My friend's critique of the event was that they should have gone further to remove the curse. They should have shoved the ball up the goat's nether regions and then blown it up, taking care of two curses at once.
Perhaps Chicago should try sacrficing virgins. And no snide comments about how there aren't any virgins any more - have you been to a comic shop recently?
If blowing up a baseball spontaneously combusts Mcfarlane what does it take combust Rob liefeld???Claremont??(haha)
Now I'm a Cubs fan, always will be, but I can not put any blame on this Bartman mec. From this photo:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/39463000/jpg/_39463908_drop300.jpg
it's clear Alou could never have cought the darn ball.
If you want a scapegoat, it's the shortstop who booted the next ball. And don't give me anything about 'trends' or 'streaks.' These are professional baseball players. That's their job to be consistent.
Flame off.
If you want a scapegoat, it's the shortstop who booted the next ball. And don't give me anything about 'trends' or 'streaks.' These are professional baseball players. That's their job to be consistent.
Gonzalez made 10 errors all season. In fact, he had the best fielding percentage of any shortstop in the NL.
Sh*t happens.
But then, I think Alou could have caught the ball if the fans hadn't been in the way (not just Bartman).
It's really sick, in a way. The Yankees glorify a kid when he screws up the other team, and a hometown Cub fan is villified for screwing things up for his own team.
Ahh, the joys of baseball, the only sport where fans really can have an impact on the game.
It always comes down to bitching about the Yankees, with you fans of all these other loser clubs. Stop being such babies. Here, have a hankie.
This is one Yankee fan who is looking at all his World Series ticket stubs (all games the Yanks won), and laughing his ass off. You can't spell "destiny" without an NY.
Yeah, I know, we lost the series last year. Hey, when you go to the World Series almost every year, your bound to lose every now and then. Hell, we've lost more Fall Classics than any other team has won. 26-13 is still a damn good record. Besides, we had that series won until Jeff "Jonah" Weaver, the human forfeit, came in, and "hexed the ship."
The Bronx. The REAL top of the food chain.
WHy all these things happen?
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