Ku sii wad qodobkan ciyaarta lixaad ee horyaalka qaranka ee horyaalka Florida Marlins sanadkaas, Alou wuxuu ku lug lahaa dhacdadii Steve Bartman
, kaas oo taageere ka ah kooxda Cubs Steve Bartman uu ka leexiyay kubad khalad ah oo ku soo dhacday hal saf oo dhanka garoonka. Bartman ayaa ka hortagay Alou, oo gaaray garoonka, isagoo isku dayay inuu kubbada qabsado si uu u baxo taas oo noqon lahayd midka labaad ee ka baxsan wareega 8aad. Si kastaba ha noqotee, Marlins waxay sii wadeen inay dhaliyaan sideed dhibcood wareega, kaas oo Cubs ay ku hogaaminayeen 3-0. Cubs, oo hogaaminayay taxanaha 3<unk>2, ayaa lumiyay ciyaarta 8<unk>3 waxayna ugu dambeyntii lumiyeen taxanaha 7 ciyaarood. Alou wuxuu si cad u qirtay wareysiyada in kasta oo uu niyad jabsan yahay xilligan, haddana ma awoodi doono inuu qabsado. Markii dambe, Alou wuxuu beeniyay inuu sameeyay hadal noocaas ah wuxuuna sheegay haddii uu sameeyay, inay kaliya tahay inuu Bartman dareemo wanaag.