2. Steve Bartman – He Cost The Cubs A Game
In game six of the 2003 National League Championship series, Steve Bartman, a Cubs fan, reached out into the field and deflected a ball that would have been caught. The Cubs outfielder, Moises Alou, was angered because he knew he could have caught it. The Cubs were leading at the time, but after that play they fell apart and lost the game. The TV broadcast showed the play constantly while the Cubs lost. Fans dumped beer on him, and he had to be secretly escorted out of the stadium. He was attacked on the Internet and message boards and police guarded his house so he would not be physically attacked. Bartman went into hiding and changed his phone number. Now with the Cubs win in the 2016 World Series, there has finally been some forgiveness.
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