Unseated

     On October 14, 2003, the Cubs were 5 outs away from going to the World Series.  A strange amalgamation of shitty circumstances followed, including Steve Bartman interfering with a foul ball.  After nearly getting beaten into a pulp by enraged Cubs fans and being threatened with the denial of a pardon by then-Governor Blagojevich(which became hilariously ironic a few years later), Bartman settled into an uneasy(if not private) exile/life.  The other elements of that day took on a life of their own.  The ball was sold to Harry Caray's and blown up in a grand affair.  The blame eventually died down, after a while.  But the most enduring legacy was the seat.

     Aisle 4, Row 8, Section 113, to be more exact.  That was the seat that Bartman was sitting in with his cronies hoping to see the Cubs make it to the World Series.  Since that fateful night, the seat has become a folk icon at the park, with fans sitting in it, taking pictures of each other in it, and even decorating it with Cubs stickers.  But that could all go away before long.  Part of the extensive Wrigley Field renovations that the Ricketts are pushing for is a relocation of the dugouts, which would straighten out the left-field line, therefore potentially eliminating that area of seats.  When pressed about it, a Cubs spokesman said that "that name has been taken out of our vocabulary...That seat will have other seats adjoining it".  So folks, if you haven't done so already, make sure to trek it out to Wrigley this summer and check out the Bartman seat before it is lost to history and the petty pride of the Cubs organization.