ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) -- Steve Bartman has refused yet another offer to cash in on the moment he became the most famous -- or infamous -- Chicago Cubs fan in history.
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 taken of when he tipped a foul ball that seemed destined for Cubs' outfielder Moises Alou's glove during a 2003 playoff game with the Florida Marlins.
Bartman was vilified by Cubs fans, who thought that he helped prevent the team from reaching the World Series. Alou has since said he wouldn't have caught the ball.
Bartman has declined all offers to appear or make money off his brush with fame.
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07/24/2008 10:00AM
What would you do if you were in his shoes?
Would you have turned down the $25,000? Share your thoughts here.
07/24/2008 10:22AM
I would have taken the $
But I also wouldn't have been dumb enough to have tried to catch that ball. Poor guy
07/24/2008 11:37AM
HE DROPPED THE BALL! AGAIN!
I WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE CASH! I HIRED BODYGUARDS.
07/24/2008 11:38AM
OOPS!
"AND" HIRED BODYGUARDS.
07/24/2008 12:29PM
absolutely
I would have taken the cash and used it to fill up my gas tank.
07/24/2008 1:45PM
Rumbomb
I would have taken the cash and went to see the real baseball team in Chicago (THE WHITE SOX).
07/24/2008 3:48PM
LEAVE THE GUY ALONE!
Sorry NORTH SIDERS...100 years and you can't blame him!
07/24/2008 3:59PM
He loves the Cubs more than money!
Bart is a good man. Everyone makes mistsakes, and he wasn't the only fan reaching for the ball, just the closest one to it. Sheer reaction, many of us would have reached out for that ball if we were there. The poor guy got raked over the coals, but he wouldn't have been at the game if he didn't love the Cubs. A lot of people say "put your money where your mouth is". I think just showed us all where his heart his.
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