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THE NORTH SHORE WEEKEND
Time to forgive
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aster arrives on Sunday, the holiest of days for a religion which preaches forgiveness. The following afternoon, the Chicago Cubs begin their 105th straight quest to win a World Series. There’s a connection between those two sentences. His name is Steve Bartman. Nearly a decade has passed since the Northbrook resident tried to grab a foul ball Moises Alou may have caught during a playoff game and was escorted from Wrigley amid a shower of beer and insults as another World Series dream slipped away. In 2007, a top Cubs’ executive, when asked if Bartman would be welcome to return to Wrigley Field, said yes — as long as he bought a ticket. Around the same time, a Cubs’ fan in Murphy’s Bleachers said he would break Bartman’s knees if he saw him — years after the Game 6 debacle against the Florida Marlins. It’s past time for the Cubs and their fans to forgive. Maybe Bartman has snuck into Wrigley over the years unseen, but it’s doubtful. He’d probably fear another lynch mob would be ready to scalp him. The Cubs should publicly apologize for their fans’ behavior, invite him to a game — and pay for his ticket. A few rational fans would even shake his hand and apologize
for what he’s endured. By all accounts, he was a die-hard fan at the time of his split-second impulse — he wanted a championship as much as anyone. His nerdish look with the head phones helped propel dislike unfairly — think a pregnant mother who touched that ball would have been similarly vilified? The Cubs gave up eight runs in that inning, not Bartman. Absolve him. Though Bartman has amazingly avoided the social media era that’s emerged (no Facebook or Twitter accounts for him beyond phony ones are known), North Shore high schools are embracing it. Cheryl Waity reports on what they’re posting on Facebook and tweeting for the pleasure of parents and students. And though American Legion members aren’t known for their social media prowess, they are known for their good works. At the same time, they face the challenge of declining memberships. Angelika Labno has the story this week.
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