It seems like it would be an important step, maybe a cathartic moment that would allow people to move forward together. I'm all about having an open mind, open heart and forgiveness. Theo Epstein.
I understand how hard it would be for Steve Bartman to let go and embrace a group of people who treated him so poorly, an apology would be a good start.
I only stumbled on to the ESPN doco about Steve's incident with the Cubs a couple of days ago. Wrigley Field, where the incident happened in 2003 is the ground I watched my first and only MLB game, in May 2004. I didn't know anything about what had happened the previous season til I watched the show.
I have a fair bit in common with Steve, I'm a pretty quiet spectator when I'm at a ground too, I started coaching junior teams as well, from the age of 15. I was very fortunate to be given a full-time job doing it in my first year after leaving high school, assistant coaching director traineeship with the Runaway Bay Junior Rugby League Club, the football club I played at from age 6-18, that was in the year 2000. (18 years old)
In 2003, Steve was at the game with a couple, I went to the Cubs game in 2004 by myself, there were two couples sitting alongside me I made friends with, I forget their names, I'm sure they'd remember taking the photo of me with the field in the background. (image 4)
That's the photo that's on the Tonight I can report message when US President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden.
I took the Cubs beanie off for the photo, it was the first thing I bought when I got to Wrigley Field, I wore it the entire game.
Go Cubs!
Marc Jarman
