Alou says he wouldn't have caught Bartman ball in 2003 NLCS

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The Marlins are the Legitimate 2003 NL Champs
Published 4/1/2008 by Fish@Bat at Fish@Bat: Blogging the Florida Marlins
... Nearly 5 years too late, the main stream media has finally decided to recognize that the Marlins beat the Cubs in 2003: ...

Alou: Bartman Not To Blame For Foul Ball Blunder
Published 4/1/2008 by jason at SPORTSbyBROOKS
... But years later, Alou apparently had a little confession to make. Jim Litke of the ASSOCIATED PRESS recently wrote about meeting the ex-Cub now current Met last June while at the Macy’s store in midtown Manhattan. Inevitably, the conversation turned to the Cubs & Bartman’s boo-boo, where Moises made an admission:“Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, ‘Bartman! Bartman!’ I feel really bad for the kid,” Alou said, shaking his head.“You know what the funny thing is?” he added a moment later. “ ...

If Bartman Wasn’t Miserable Enough
Published 4/1/2008 by Dave at Sports Blog - football, basketball, and baseball
Steve Bartman is one of the all-time great stories in sports, and like all great stories in sports, they never truly die. Even if this was five years ago come October, The Legend of Bartman continues to live. Moises Alou, who was running for the foul ball that Bartman caught, admits he never had a chance at it, anyway. “Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, ‘Bartman! Bartman!’ I feel really bad for the kid,” Alou told Associated Press columnist Jim Litke. “You know what the funny thing ...

Moises Alou Comes To Bartman's Rescue About 4 Years Too Late
Published 4/2/2008 by Luol Dang! at The Smittblog
... Nice, Moises. That quote was the nail in Steve's coffin. Not only did it look as though Alou could have caught the ball but Moises was convinced he could have caught it. Or was he? When asked about it yesterday, Alou sang a slightly different tune: ...

Moises Alou says “I wouldnt have caught the ball…”
Published 4/2/2008 by Ryan Pierce at CubsHub
... With all the chatter about curses, black cats, and blown bullpens, it seems only fitting that Moises Alou has something to add to the mix. In an article over at ESPN.com (here) Moises Alou discusses the catch that nearly was and says “I wouldn’t have caught it, anyway.” ...

Moises, You Salty Sonofabitch
Published 4/2/2008 by ericjhoro at Shakedownsports.com
... Moises Alou is either a liar, or a really mean guy. Five years later he reveals that he wouldn’t have caught the Steve Bartman ball!? Is he you serious? He couldn’t have said that right after the game? Or the week after? Or the year after? Or three years after? Alou clearly doesn’t understand how the normal psychology of human emotion and forgiveness works. ...

Can't Truss It
Published 4/2/2008 by Mustafa Redonkulous at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... Five years later, Moises Alou has finally admitted that there was no way he would have caught that ball. Really, dude? It must have taken so much for you to come forward. Saying that earlier might have saved Bartman from the death threats and pariah status he still carries instead of saying that you hoped he didn't regret it the rest of his life. Shit, Salman Rushdie comes out in public and he has a fatwa against him. When was the last time anyone saw Bartman? He's become the chupacabra of Chicago. ...

Alou on Bartman
Published 4/2/2008 by Craig Calcaterra at ShysterBall
Moises Alou has a confession to make: Alou, now with the Mets, said he wouldn't have caught the now-infamous pop foul in the 2003 National League Championship Series that hit the heel of Bartman's hand in the eighth inning of Game 6, prolonging an inning in which the Marlins later rallied for the lead . . . "Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, 'Bartman! Bartman!' I feel really bad for the kid," Alou told Associated Press columnist Jim Litke. "You know what the funny thing is?" he added a moment later. "I wouldn't have caught it, anyway." ...

Alou wouldn’t have caught it anyway
Published 4/2/2008 by Bjoern at Mojo Blog
... in stark contrast to Alou’s reaction at the time. After the play, he jumped up and down with his arms outstretched. After the game, he said: "I timed it perfectly, I jumped perfectly. I’m almost 100 percent that I had a clean shot to catch the ball. All of a sudden, there’s a hand on my glove." He didn’t have kind words for Bartman on that night either. I mean, what is Alou supposed to say today? Link: Alou says he wouldn’t have caught Bartman ball in 2003 NLCS

Moises Alou Changes his Mind.
Published 4/2/2008 by bstew at MiamiSportsBlog.com - Miami Hurricanes Blog, Miami Dolphins Blog, Miami Heat Blog, Florida Marlins Blog, Florida Panthers Blog
... games, sitting along the first base line, and even in the first inning of a game in April, I am moving out of the way so my first baseman can have a clear shot of it. Granted, I have a bigger mental capacity and more quick reasoning skills than your average Bartman, but it isn’t that hard to try and avoid a live play. I guess the years of heckling are really getting to him. Either way, I don’t really give a shit, because the Fish got the ring. Full story: ESPN.

Pedro goes down, the sun rises in the east Nighty Cap
Published 4/2/2008 by edwzipper at Sports Frog
... Alou, now with the Mets, said he wouldn't have caught the now-infamous pop foul in the 2003 National League Championship Series that hit the heel of Bartman's hand in the eighth inning of Game 6, prolonging an inning in which the Marlins later rallied for the lead. ...

Moises Alou: Don’t Blame Bartman
Published 4/2/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... Ever since then, Cubs fans have used Bartman as a scapegoat for their squad’s loss in the 2003 NLCS. But on Tuesday, more than four years after the incident, Alou spoke out about the infamous play and stated that he wouldn’t have caught the ball — even if Bartman had not interfered: ...

TCR Friday Notes (presented by OfficeMax)
Published 4/4/2008 by Rob G. at The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog -
... get over it quick. As for the play itself, the ball wasn't all that close to Soto and it wouldn't have taken any effort by Weeks to go around him. I'm frankly shocked that the Cubs didn't retaliate later in the game. On the other hand, we needed the win pretty badly and maybe it's best to save that for down the road. This Fukudome character is pretty good. - I'm a bit surprised people are buying into this story from Moises Alou that he wouldn't have caught the infamous Bartman ball. Let's compare and contrast: ...

Forgiveness Please: The Alou-Bartman Story
Published 6/3/2008 by Mustafa Redonkulous (noreply@blogger.com) at Deuce of Davenport | Sports News, Commentary, Humor, Videos
... Media outlets reported that Moises Alou forgave Steve Bartman for interfering in that fateful play during the 2003 NLCS. Of course, the Deuce ...

Great Moments in Frivolity, Part I
Published 14 days ago by Craig Calcaterra at Baseball Analysts
... Moises Alou admits to Associated Press columnist Jim Litke that he wouldn't have caught that foul ball in Game 5 of the 2003 NLCS even if Steve Bartman hadn't reached for it. He later recants and returns to claiming that Bartman interfered. Somewhere Steve Bartman is living under an assumed name and not finding any of this funny in the least. ...