According to an Associated Press article, Moises Alou says he would never have caught that ball that Steve Bartman “interfered” with.

I guess being down and out with his hernia injury has allowed him to rack his memory for strange happenings over his lifetime.

From the AP:

“Everywhere I play, even now, people still yell, ‘Bartman! Bartman!’ I feel really bad for the kid,” Alou told Associated Press columnist Jim Litke.

“You know what the funny thing is?” he added a moment later. “I wouldn’t have caught it, anyway.”

I totally forgot that Castillo hit that ball. I wonder if there was any tension between Alou and Castillo when they first were teammates.

Anyway, I think it’s about time Cubs fans give up on the Bartman bashing. 100 years, Wrigley faithful, it wasn’t one guys fault.