Day: October 16, 2003

HOW TO SAVE STEVE BARTMAN’S LIFE

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

The Cubs should hire him.

Seriously. Find a job in the organization for him. He’s not stupid. Guys’ a finance major. Must be something on the business side he can do. Plus he coaches youngsters. Let’s keep in mind that he, an amateur, displayed the most often quoted baseball axiom that even many pros forget: Keep your eye on the ball. He did that. So if the Cubs have a youth club (as many ball organizations do) put him in charge of that.

And just imagine the commercials for next year: “I’m Steve Bartman. As Chicago Cubs associate business manager, I have permanent seats at Wrigley…nine rows back of home plate. I’m nowhere near the front row. NOTHING can stop us now.”

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CAROLINE PIX

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

If anyone is interested in seeing current pictures of Caroline, the Cutest Baby in the World, you can check out Kathleen’s new website at: http://homepage.mac.com/kathodavid/PhotoAlbum1.html

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THUS DIES THE DREAM

Posted By: Peter DavidPosted On:

Well, I’ll tell you, I’m glad I’m not a Cubs fan particularly, because if this is the kind of thing they’ve been going through for the last 57 years, I don’t think I could take it. I mean, at least the Mets just stunk up the place from the get-go. But *this?*

And that poor Bartman guy. It’s like the entire city of Chicago is going to be one big prison shower and he’s bending over to pick up the soap. Never mind that the Cubs may very well have found a way to blow it entirely without his help. There are going to be fans who will seize on that moment and say, “If it hadn’t been for him…” At best, he’d better never go into any sports bar again, because inevitably some guy is gonna come over and say, “You’re him, aren’t you. The idiot.” And wam. He might as well change his name to Goatman. Or to anything else. Or just leave town, at least until spring training arrives so that hope can swell anew before it’s eventually dashed.

What made the Sox/Cubbies match-up so intriguing was that history was going to be made (and a curse shattered as far as the curse-obsessed media was concerned) one way or the other. If it’s Marlins/Sox, well…you just figure the Soxs will lose and that’ll be that. Which is not to diss Sox fans; I personally would be pulling for them. But it just won’t be the same. And as I said before, Marlins vs. Yankees, the only ones who give a crap will be the respective fans. Big ratings in NY, big ratings in Florida, rest of the country, uh uh.

But hey, at least it’ll be Pedro vs. Roger one more time. If nothing else, that’ll be something to see.

Cowboy Peter’s TV round-up will wait until I have a chance to watch the shows I taped since I was watching baseball.

Oh, and once again…if you’re one of those baseball snobs…feel free to take this opportunity to just shut up for once, okay?

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