The ":Bartman" rule

[DG]

"While there was no interference, the incident seemed to break the Cubs' concentration, as evidenced by what happened afterward:

Castillo drew a walk and the previous runner (Juan Pierre) advanced to third base. Ivan Rodriguez got a single to drive in the first run of the inning, making the score 3-1. Miguel Cabrera hit a ground ball to Alex Gonzalez, who uncharacteristically fumbled the ball. Had Gonzalez fielded the ball properly, the Cubs could have ended the half-inning with a double play. The Marlins scored another seven runs, taking an 8-3 lead, and eventually winning the game."

Nobody remembers the DP ball that Gonzalez booted that would have ended the inning 3-1 with cubs still leading. And this was game 6 not 7.


[Edited by DG on Jan 9th, 2006 at 08:32 PM]