Me in the famous Steve Bartman seat at a Cubs game

The Catch

In the eighth inning of Game 6 of the National League Championship Series, with the Chicago Cubs ahead 3–0 and holding a 3 games to 2 lead in the best of 7 series, Steve Bartman, reached for a foul ball, disrupting a sure catch by Cubs outfielder Moisés Alou. If Alou had caught the ball the Cubs would have been just four outs away from winning their first National League pennant since 1945.

Instead, the Cubs ended up losing the game. Then, they lost and were eliminated in the seventh game the next day. The "Steve Bartman incident" was seen as the "first domino" in the turning point of the series. In the aftermath of the incident Bartman, a lifelong Cubs fan, had to be escorted from the stadium by security guards and placed under police protection for days.

Bartman was sitting in the front row, seat #113 along the left field corner wall behind the on-field bullpen (my seat exactly ). At the time Alou slammed his glove down in frustration and shouted at him. The Cubs, in particular Alou, argued for interference, but umpire Mike Everitt ruled no deal.

One of 100 reasons, I am a Chicago White Sox fan.