Even if you look at the infamous picture of Bartman catching the ball, theres like 10 other set of hands reaching out. He just happened to be the unlucky bastard who fate frowned upon. It could have just as easily been some other name synonomous with the collapse of '03. I agree. Why not blame the team? Why not blame the players who went out there and layed an egg? Why not blame the poor managing decisions by Dusty? I want all of these stupid people out there in this world to stop blaming Bartman for what he did. It's not funny and he is not the reason the '03 Cubs fell apart. Also, How do they know for sure Alou would've made that catch? Go back and ask all those players again if they believe Bartman was the reason they lost that year. And if they do, than shame on them.