technical details
  1. is_video => false
  2. is_chrome_page => null
  3. article_body => "<p>It was inevitable that the 2003 NLCS&nbsp;\u2014 specifically the eighth inning of&nbsp;Game 6&nbsp;\u2014 would be brought up on the TV broadcast of this week's Cubs-Marlins NL Wild Card Series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>After a quiet Game 1, that moment came in the sixth inning of Game 2 on Friday. ESPN aired the Mois\u00e9s Alou-Steve Bartman moment, as well as Alex Gonzalez' botched double play ball.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Needless to say, Cubs fans and baseball fans alike&nbsp;were displeased a flashback of that game&nbsp;was aired during Friday's broadcast.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LiveWithRoman\/status\/1312120783313883137\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669434\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BigDanIrwin88\/status\/1312120521098551296\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669445\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wischlist\/status\/1312120573229633536\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669472\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nathanmarzion\/status\/1312120788590362624\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669499\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lindseyadler\/status\/1312120555252846592\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669534\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bearcub712\/status\/1312120543194148864\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669511\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maddc8\/status\/1312120783301300224\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669552\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theGREATdanny94\/status\/1312120922187264000\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601669594\" data-url-provider=\"Twitter\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<p>As a reminder, Bartman isn't the reason the Cubs lost the NLCS that year. And further, it's been 17 years. It's time to let it go and give it a rest, no matter the ties to the postseason this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<drupal-url data-embed-button=\"url\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/cubs-talk-podcast\/episodes\/c5f05f33-ddcb-40ef-a848-d3d430963669\" data-entity-label=\"Embed social\" data-timestamp=\"1601670074\" data-url-provider=\"ART19\"><\/drupal-url>\r\n\r\n<drupal-entity data-embed-button=\"app_promo_embed\" data-entity-embed-display=\"view_mode:block_content.full\" data-entity-type=\"block_content\" data-entity-uuid=\"84a634bd-85a1-4e39-9e2a-7d404e5646e3\" data-langcode=\"en\"><\/drupal-entity>\r\n"
  4. created => 1601670303
  5. changed => 1601685012
  6. status => true
  7. hero_image_credit => "USA TODAY"
  8. tags => null
  9. field_bean_single_col => null
  10. section => null
  11. chrome_data => null
  12. orig_image => {"alt":"","title":"","width":"1280","height":"720","uri":"public:\/\/article\/hero\/wrigley_f_USATSI_15002210.jpg","timestamp":1601670434}
  13. image => {"alt":"","title":"","width":"1280","height":"720","uri":"public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/chicago\/2020\/10\/02\/wrigley_f_USATSI_15002210.jpg","timestamp":1601670434}
  14. description => "Not again."
  15. league => "MLB"
  16. league_id => "98"
  17. sport => "Baseball"
  18. sport_id => "5"
  19. image_credit => "USA TODAY"
  20. no_promo => false
  21. no_trending_in_body => false
  22. no_recirc => false
  23. no_trend => false
  24. short_title => "Cubs Twitter upset over '03 NLCS flashback airing amid Game 2"
  25. sponsorship_type => "presented_by"
  26. topic => "MLB Crosstown"
  27. topic_id => "20756"
  28. type => "article"
  29. alias => "\/chicago\/cubs\/cubs-baseball-fans-upset-over-espn-airing-2003-nlcs-flashback"
  30. title => "Cubs, baseball fans upset over ESPN airing 2003 NLCS flashback"
  31. nid => "109846"
  32. author_0 => "Tim Stebbins"
  33. author_0_id => "6476"
  34. mps => {"author_0":"Tim Stebbins"}
  35. region => "chicago"
  36. region_id => "4"
  37. sponsor => null
  38. sponsor_id => null
  39. team_id => "75"
  40. team => "Cubs"
  41. published => 1601670030
  42. article_type => "short"
  43. meta => {"file":"\/mnt\/gfs\/rsnunited\/sites\/default\/files\/archive\/article\/chicago\/cubs\/cubs-baseball-fans-upset-over-espn-airing-2003-nlcs-flashback.json","assets":["public:\/\/archive\/assets_article\/chicago\/2020\/10\/02\/wrigley_f_USATSI_15002210.jpg"]}
Cubs

/ by Tim Stebbins
Cubs

It was inevitable that the 2003 NLCS — specifically the eighth inning of Game 6 — would be brought up on the TV broadcast of this week's Cubs-Marlins NL Wild Card Series.

After a quiet Game 1, that moment came in the sixth inning of Game 2 on Friday. ESPN aired the Moisés Alou-Steve Bartman moment, as well as Alex Gonzalez' botched double play ball.

Needless to say, Cubs fans and baseball fans alike were displeased a flashback of that game was aired during Friday's broadcast.

As a reminder, Bartman isn't the reason the Cubs lost the NLCS that year. And further, it's been 17 years. It's time to let it go and give it a rest, no matter the ties to the postseason this year.

 
Download
Download MyTeams Today!