Moises Alou Declares He Would Have Caught That Ball if Not for Bartman
Moises Alou photo by Jared Kelly
Only a few months ago, Moises Alou proclaimed Bartman innocent, saying he never would have caught that foul ball in 2003 any way. It sent waves of shock across the Cubosphere. We wondered, had Cubdom overreacted in blaming Bartman for conspiring with an evil goat to curse the sacred ground of Wrigley Field and deny the Chicago Cubs a trip to he World Series?
Moises Alou had exhonorated Bartman. Suddenly Bartman wasn’t evil after all. We didn’t know what to think; we weren’t sure if we wanted it to be true. After all, this was part of the mythology of he Curse of the Cubs. It’s hard to let go.
Not so fast. This week Moises Alou has a different answer regarding that play he’s been asked about constantly for five years now.
“I had it” says Moises Alou in reference to that cursed foul ball, “I make that catch (and the playoffs are a) – different story.”
But hadn’t he just said in March “I wouldn’t have caught it anyway” to an AP reporter?
“I don’t remember that,” Alou says this week. “If I said that, I was probably joking to make (Bartman) feel better. But I don’t remember saying that.”
So Bartman, do you feel better now?
This poor guy. The Chicago Cubs franchise is cursed beyond the control of any one person. Being a Cubs fan means suffering. Years of suffering. Bartman had no control over his situation, the Curse needs the suffering of Cubs fans to survive. If fans don’t suffer, it will die. Bartman is a victim of the Cubs and their curse.
But wait, there’s still hope Steve. A hero has arrived from a far away land. The Cubs avenged their 2007 playoff loss against the Diamondbacks.
And the Cubs have won Nine in a Row.
Hang in there Bartman, the Cubs want to destroy this curse.
Go CUBS!
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