Steve Bartman offered $25,000 for one autograph

RightFielders Women in Sports found this 7/24/2008 on www.suntimes.com [flag]

A sports collectors Web site and a memorabilia convention are offering $25,000 for a single autograph to Steve Bartman -- the infamous Cubs fan known for knocking a foul ball away from Moises Alou during game 6 of the Cubs' National League Championship Series game against the Florida Marlins. [link]

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Who is Steve Bartman?
Published 7/24/2008 by Jeanette at RightFielders Women in Sports
... and the Florida Marlins. See photos, video and a biography of Steve here. Cubs fans alike will always remember that infamous day when Steve Bartman caught the foul ball out of Moises Alou’s reach during Game 6 of the NL Championship Series back in 2003. Prior to that catch, the Cubs were leading the Marlins, 3-0. After that catch, the Marlins ended up winning the game, 8-3. SportsBuy.com and The National Sports Collectors Convention have now offered Steve Bartman $25,000 for his autograph . Website nsccshow.com states:“All he has to do is show up on Thursday July 31, 2008 ...

Sweet Uncle Lou’s Friday Roundup: The “Do Brewers Fans Realize They’re Still in Second?” Edition
Published 7/25/2008 by Sweet Uncle Lou at Hire Jim Essian!
... everyone has been emphatically telling him that there’s “no chance” he’ll get the Cubs. Well, he has a better chance than supposed former front-runner John Canning. Even the ordinarily joyless Chuck is happy about it. Don’t worry. You can knock him back down by reminding him that the Cubs are 2-0 with 16 runs scored in the two games since Soriano’s return. Look, even drug addicts love Ernie Banks. $25,000 can buy an awful lot of Ernie Banks rookie cards. Is Phil Rogers ...

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Steve Bartman offered $25,000 for appearance, autograph

cubbies0606 posted 7/23/2008 from out-of-rightfield.blogspot.com

A baseball collectors company will pay Steve Bartman $25,000 for his appearance and single autograph at a baseball nerds convention.

Steve Bartman Offered $25k for a Single Autograph [Steve Bartman]

Big League Stew found this 7/23/2008 on deadspin.com

Reclusive Cubs anti-christ Steve Bartman has incentive to come out into the light of day thanks to a $25k autograph offer from a sports collectors show . According to the Orlando Sentinel this would be the most ever paid to a living person for a ...

Infamous Cubs Fan Steve Bartman Offered $25,000 to Appear in Chicago

Cartman posted 7/24/2008 from www.indiansconfidential.com

SportsBuy.com announced today that a briefcase filled with $25,000 is being offered to Steve Bartman on “Redemption-Reward Thursday” (July 31, 2008) at the annual sports collectibles convention.

Steve Bartman says no to $25,000

cubbies0606 posted 7/24/2008 from out-of-rightfield.blogspot.com

A family friend says that Steve Bartman has declined the $25,000 offer for his autograph.

Steve Bartman - the $25,000 Man

toweldrills posted 7/24/2008 from www.toweldrills.com

A classic chicago story. The man will never be left alone.

Cubs fan Steve Bartman offered $25K for just one autograph

The Sporting Blog found this 7/24/2008 on sports.yahoo.com

Sportsbuy.com and the National Sports Collectors Convention sure have devised a way to get a lot of marketing without ever having to pay a dime. As you might have read on Deadspin , they're offering infamous Cubs fan Steve Bartman a cool $25,000 if ...

Steve Bartman doesn’t need your money

WaxHeaven posted 7/25/2008 from completist.wordpress.com

-1 to Sportsbuy.com who thought they could lure Steve Bartman out of hiding for a publicity stunt. Try again next time and for now, fix that horrible website you guys own.

Steve Bartman takes the high road and DOESN’T take the $25,000

Posted 7/25/2008 on SportFiends

ESPN - Bartman friend Frank Murtha says that Bartman won’t accept an offer of $25,000. For the money, all Bartman would have to do is attend the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont and autograph a photograph of himself tipping a foul ball that seemed destined for Cubs outfielder Moises Alou’s glove during a 2003 playoff game with the Florida Marlins. I guess ...

Steve Bartman Didn’t Ask To Be No Role Model

Posted 7/24/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

Steve Bartman has officially left the money on the table for an autograph party. To be fair, he could be wait until Moises Alou blames him again and demand 100K. What promoters of this card show don’t get is that the current title holder of Most Hated in the Recublican Party is Home Run Bob Howry, who blew Rich Harden’s aces high six no-hit innings against Arizona this ...

Steve Bartman Doesn't Want Your Money

Posted 7/24/2008 on FanHouse

As Brinson told you about yesterday, the unfairly vilified Steve Bartman was offered $25,000 by an online sports memorabilia site to sign a picture of him interfering with a foul ball in the 2003 NLCS at Wrigley Field. All Steve would have had to do was show up at a sports collectible convention in Rosemont, Illinois, sign the picture, and cash the check. Unfortunately there's one factor ...

Just Leave the Man Alone

Posted 7/24/2008 on The DC Sports Page

Will Steve Bartman ever be left alone? Through a friend, he has rejected a paid appearance at a sports memorabilia convention. With the leaders of Major League Baseball standing as they are now, I'm rooting for the Cubs. That way we can all finally leave Bartman alone.

Bartman Spurns $25k Autograph Offer [Steve Bartman]

Posted 7/24/2008 on Deadspin

Putting a quick end to the will he or won't he autograph spectacle , Steve Bartman is not going to appear at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Rosemont, Illinois . Interestingly, Bartman issued the response through his friend Frank Murtha. Meaning that Bartman himself remains hidden away in a covert chamber somewhere. Where he no doubt continues to listen to his walkman and play ...

Steve Bartman Doesn't Want Your Money

Posted 7/24/2008 on Foul Balls

Bartman says no to $25,000 offer

Posted 7/24/2008 on Inside The Ballpark - Baseball Humor Blog

Someone leave this poor guy alone. Steve Bartman - a name that Chicago Cubs fans will forever remember. Why? Because he supposedly ruined their playoff dreams. It wasn’t Alex Gonzalez (and his fielding error) and it wasn’t the other five or six fans trying to catch the same foul ball. It was only Bartman. In the latest episode of this never-ending story, Bartman has turned down a ...

Bartman Offered 25k for a Single Autograph

Posted 7/24/2008 on FanHouse

There's not need to bore you with the Steve Bartman story -- he came, he reached, the Cubs choked, we all moved on (except Cubs fans, they stink at moving on; see above). But there was a fascinating little twist to his plot of eternal terror today, as the Orlando Sentinel reports that he got offered $25,000.00 to de-hermitize himself and sign a single autograph. SportsBuy.com and the ...

Where forth art thou, Steve Bartman?

Posted 7/24/2008 on The Game of Baseball

29th National Sports Collectors Convention offers record $25,000 to sign one autograph (July 23, 2008) - The most money ever offered for one autograph is on the table, literally, at the 29th Annual National Sports Collectors Convention, scheduled for July 30 – August 3 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill. Show organizers and SportsBuy.com (formerly NAXCOM.com), a ...

Most Expensive Autograph Ever

Posted 7/23/2008 on RealClearSports - Blog

Would you take $25K to be hated by the entire population of the United States' third most popular city? I think most people would. Sure, you get the occasional death threat , but maybe that's already happening you anyways. Steve Bartman doesn't even have to make that decision. Bartman, the fan that interfered with a foul ball in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS, is already hated by the entire city ...

Dont Tempt Him

Posted 7/23/2008 on Sports Cards Uncensored

The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a card show in Chicago is offering recent cave dweller, Steve Bartman, 25,000 reasons to come out of hiding. All he would have to do is sign a photo of the infamous bartman bobble play from the NLCS. Bartman has publically said he doesnt want to be a public figure, but we all know what every Cubs fan's dream is (it involves a sideways pineapple and a very ...

Steve Bartman Offered $25,000 To Sign One Autograph

Posted 7/23/2008 on FanIQ Blog

Up until this point in the season, it's pretty much been a great ride for the Cubs. They've played well all season and they've seemingly made all the right moves by bringing in Fukudome, snatching Edmonds off of waivers, and trading for Rich Harden. But suddenly, things aren't going so well. The Brewers went all in by acquiring C.C. Sabathia and Ray Durham, and they're now only one game ...

Who’s Not Now? No. 6 Pacman Jones vs. No. 11 Steve Bartman

Posted 7/23/2008 on The Sports Culture

Welcome to another installment of TSC’s Who’s Not Now. We’ve created the bracket of 16 athletes and figures of the sporting world who took the wrong paths in life and now must face humiliation on this blog. We’re breaking them down. You decide Who’s Not Now. No. 6 Pacman “Adam” Jones , NFL cornerback vs. No. 11 Steve Bartman , Cubs dream killer Why Jones is Not Now: ...