Lander - you see this news article??
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If he's interested, the 26-year-old Chicago fan who deflected a foul ball away from a Cubs outfielder in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series can find solace in Florida.
Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday an offer of asylum might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach is offering the man a free three-month stay, should he deem it necessary to get out of Chicago until the hubbub over the popup cools down.
The fan, whom The Associated Press was holding off naming for fears of his safety, would also receive free airfare and other perks, all provided by the Holiday Inn Oceanside Pompano Beach.
"People are compassionate in South Florida and people are talking about the unfortunate circumstances he must be facing today," said Chuck Malkus, a spokesman for the property.
Also included in the offer are free steak dinners, free martinis, even a free water taxi ride.
"(It's) the least we could do for the fan that saved our season," said Phil Goldfarb, president of the Holiday Inn Pompano Beach. "As dedicated Marlins fans, it is our honor to return the favor."
The Cubs were five outs away from clinching the series and earning a spot in the World Series when the botched play took place Tuesday night. Replays showed the man looking up at the ball hit by Florida's Luis Castillo; it was unclear the fan was ever aware Cubs left fielder Moises Alou was in the area.
Game 7 of the series is Wednesday night at Wrigley Field.
Marlins fans who were lined up Wednesday with hopes of buying World Series tickets also expressed compassion for the man, with many saying it wasn't his play that was the most damaging to the Cubs in Florida's eight-run eighth inning.
Instead, Florida fans were saying that Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez's error -- which occurred two batters after the fan knocked Castillo's foul pop away from Alou -- was the biggest gift the Marlins received during the rally.
But it was the foul ball which created a national buzz on radio talk shows.
"You can't help but feel bad for the guy," said Marlins fan Dennis Sikes of Miami Beach, one of about 100 people waiting in a ticket line outside a team souvenir store Wednesday. "Chicago doesn't seem to be a real forgiving sort of place, you know."
The man had to be escorted out of Wrigley Field by security guards in the bottom of the eighth inning after he was threatened and pelted with debris.
Bush was asked Wednesday if he planned to offer the distraught fan asylum in Florida.
"If I had that power within me it might be, for his own safety, it might be good to bring him down," Bush said.
Bush seemed sympathetic to the man's unfortunate plight.
"Sports is so much fun because it isn't planned, it isn't programmed," Bush said. "Stuff happens. And in that sense, it's kind of a mirror of life. So all I can tell you is it's been an incredibly interesting series."
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If he's interested, the 26-year-old Chicago fan who deflected a foul ball away from a Cubs outfielder in Game 6 of the NL Championship Series can find solace in Florida.
Gov. Jeb Bush said Wednesday an offer of asylum might be a good idea, and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach is offering the man a free three-month stay, should he deem it necessary to get out of Chicago until the hubbub over the popup cools down.
The fan, whom The Associated Press was holding off naming for fears of his safety, would also receive free airfare and other perks, all provided by the Holiday Inn Oceanside Pompano Beach.
"People are compassionate in South Florida and people are talking about the unfortunate circumstances he must be facing today," said Chuck Malkus, a spokesman for the property.
Also included in the offer are free steak dinners, free martinis, even a free water taxi ride.
"(It's) the least we could do for the fan that saved our season," said Phil Goldfarb, president of the Holiday Inn Pompano Beach. "As dedicated Marlins fans, it is our honor to return the favor."
The Cubs were five outs away from clinching the series and earning a spot in the World Series when the botched play took place Tuesday night. Replays showed the man looking up at the ball hit by Florida's Luis Castillo; it was unclear the fan was ever aware Cubs left fielder Moises Alou was in the area.
Game 7 of the series is Wednesday night at Wrigley Field.
Marlins fans who were lined up Wednesday with hopes of buying World Series tickets also expressed compassion for the man, with many saying it wasn't his play that was the most damaging to the Cubs in Florida's eight-run eighth inning.
Instead, Florida fans were saying that Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez's error -- which occurred two batters after the fan knocked Castillo's foul pop away from Alou -- was the biggest gift the Marlins received during the rally.
But it was the foul ball which created a national buzz on radio talk shows.
"You can't help but feel bad for the guy," said Marlins fan Dennis Sikes of Miami Beach, one of about 100 people waiting in a ticket line outside a team souvenir store Wednesday. "Chicago doesn't seem to be a real forgiving sort of place, you know."
The man had to be escorted out of Wrigley Field by security guards in the bottom of the eighth inning after he was threatened and pelted with debris.
Bush was asked Wednesday if he planned to offer the distraught fan asylum in Florida.
"If I had that power within me it might be, for his own safety, it might be good to bring him down," Bush said.
Bush seemed sympathetic to the man's unfortunate plight.
"Sports is so much fun because it isn't planned, it isn't programmed," Bush said. "Stuff happens. And in that sense, it's kind of a mirror of life. So all I can tell you is it's been an incredibly interesting series."
How exactly is that Anti-American Mr. 5 post RX Historian?
Fuking idiot ghost. (ahem Butch)
Jazz,
That would be perfectly acceptable .. actually a little funny. The mayor from Buffalo used to bet food during the super bowls against the opposition's mayor ..
.. man we lost a LOT of Wings in the 90's
Fuking idiot ghost. (ahem Butch)
Jazz,
That would be perfectly acceptable .. actually a little funny. The mayor from Buffalo used to bet food during the super bowls against the opposition's mayor ..
.. man we lost a LOT of Wings in the 90's
Lander, it's real - here's the link ... it's an oceanfront retreat making the offer ...
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/7021500.htm
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/7021500.htm
"and an oceanfront retreat in Pompano Beach is offering the man a free three-month stay"
LOL. Even I have to laugh at this one. Might not be a bad idea ....
I know this isn't exactly Colombia or involving the WC, but remember that Carlos Escubar kid (i think that was his name) that was murdered for the own goal in the WC qualifiers?
Fans can be sick
LOL. Even I have to laugh at this one. Might not be a bad idea ....
I know this isn't exactly Colombia or involving the WC, but remember that Carlos Escubar kid (i think that was his name) that was murdered for the own goal in the WC qualifiers?
Fans can be sick
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by valdosta:
As far as I am concerned the guy is a scapegoat.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
This is very much similar to what I posted about a month ago about how I didnt like the way MLB schedules are very unbalanced. Look at the Marlins. They played a much, much, much harder schedule then the Cubs and the still finished with a better record than the Cubs, however the Cubs still got to play game 7 on their home field ? This is BS. The way MLB does it they are just punishing a team for playing in a strong division.
Maybe my perspective was wrong. Many posters said so what those are the breaks in sports. In the end you still have to win even dealing with the breaks. Maybe those posters were right. Tonight though, the way I see it is that the Marlins had to overcome being screwed out of their rightfully earned home field advantage, the Cubs should have been able to overcome 1 play.
That fan didnt lose this series - The Cubs did.
As far as I am concerned the guy is a scapegoat.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
This is very much similar to what I posted about a month ago about how I didnt like the way MLB schedules are very unbalanced. Look at the Marlins. They played a much, much, much harder schedule then the Cubs and the still finished with a better record than the Cubs, however the Cubs still got to play game 7 on their home field ? This is BS. The way MLB does it they are just punishing a team for playing in a strong division.
Maybe my perspective was wrong. Many posters said so what those are the breaks in sports. In the end you still have to win even dealing with the breaks. Maybe those posters were right. Tonight though, the way I see it is that the Marlins had to overcome being screwed out of their rightfully earned home field advantage, the Cubs should have been able to overcome 1 play.
That fan didnt lose this series - The Cubs did.
