Since the Cubs are getting ready to play tonight in the postseason for the first time since the the infamous 2003 NLCS, the NYT attempts to catch up with Steve Bartman.
What the NYT doesn’t mention is that both the batter during the infamous Bartman play, Luis Castillo, and the fielder, Moises Alou, were involved in another memorable debacle: the historic collapse of the 2007 Mets. Every Mets fan has a tale of woe, a story of when the Mets broke his or her heart. Yesterday I learned that for the guy behind the deli counter at Steve’s C-Town, it was the 2000 World Series. Now I have mine.
