I'm heading out of town in a few minutes, driving up to Wisconsin to pick up the boys from summer camp, delouse and disinfect them, then going on a mini-vacation to Green Bay to visit some old friends.
He was known as "The Bull" and he was an All-Star first baseman for the Chicago Cubs during the 1980s.
Phil Rosenthal reports in today's Chicago Tribune that ESPN has ordered a documentary about Steve Bartman.
"Steve Bartman, an accidental icon of Chicago Cubs futility, is getting thrust into the spotlight once more.
ESPN announced Wednesday that it has commissioned a one-hour documentary on Bartman, the Cubs fan whose attempt to catch a foul ball late in Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship series was cast as some kind of catalyst in the long-hamstrung team's eventual collapse that year.
The revisiting of the Bartman incident and a look at its ugly legacy by Alex Gibney, writer-director of the Oscar-nominated "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" and the Academy Award-winning "Taxi to the Dark Side," will be part of ESPN's "30 for 30" series.
According to ESPN, Gibney will attempt to answer the question: Can Bartman ever forgive Chicago?"
Got the first phone call today from summer camp. Tommy has been lost twice already. He and Johnny just got there on Sunday.
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Two famous Cubs fans were born on this date.
I have to say, I'm beyond touched by this e-mail. It's from the people that gave Sean and I the great seats at the Cubs game on Friday. (If you missed it, I wrote about it in this weekend's Father Knows Nothing column.) I sent them the column via e-mail as an additional thank you, and this is how they responded...
"Good morning Rick,
I think that Cheryl and I were the real winners Friday. How can you beat helping a cute little fella like Sean in having his best day ever? Friday is what life is all about. Kids having fun and a special day with their dad. Sean won't remember the score or many of the details of the game, but he will always remember who shared his special day with him. Congratulations on being a wonderful parent, a very nice and appreciactive guy and a fabulous writer! Your article was great, and I would be thrilled to read your book. That is very generous of you. Thank you. I'm glad that we got to share a great game and some time with you and Sean. People like you help remind me what is still truly good in a hectic world today. Thanks again for for sharing a lot of smiles with us! Karma really is a beautiful thing!
Tell Sean we say hi!
Brian and Cheryl"
I just posted my latest "Father Knows Nothing" column at NWI Parent. It's about my day at the ballpark with my youngest son Sean. You can read it here.
