Ka kammala wannan magana: A karo na takwas da ya jefa batinsa, Luis Castillo ya buga kwallo mai tsayi zuwa bangon filin hagu. Cubs hagu fielder Moisés Alou (tsohon Marlin) ya tafi zuwa ga masu sauraro don kama kwallon don yiwuwar fitarwa ta biyu. Kamar yadda Alou ya kai ga ball, Cubs fan
Steve Bartman, tare da wasu da suke kusa da yankin, sun yi hakan. Kwallon ya yi tsalle daga hannun Bartman kuma ya shiga cikin masu sauraro. Kodayake 'yan Cubs sun yi kira don kiran tsangwama na magoya baya, mai shari'ar filin hagu Mike Everitt ya yanke hukuncin cewa kwallon ta bar filin wasa kuma saboda haka ya kasance don kamawa. Alou, wanda ya fusata da kamawar Bartman, da farko ya yarda cewa ba zai kama shi ba, amma daga baya ya musanta yin irin wannan bayanin kuma ya ce idan ya yi, to kawai don Bartman ya ji daɗi.