Thursday’s Hot Clicks: The Cubs Almost Got Bartman’d Again

Steve Bartman is such a pariah that you would think Cubs fans would have learned to stay out of the way when a player is trying to make a catch in the stands. But no, it almost came back to bite the Cubs in last night’s game against the Pirates.

The Cubs are locked in a tight race with the Brewers for the NL Central title, and every game is crucial. They took a two-run lead into the ninth last night and Francisco Cervelli hit a pop up down the first base line that could have been the second out of the inning—if only a fan didn’t battle Anthony Rizzo for the ball.

“I thought I caught it,” Rizzo said after the game. “It was just one of those weird plays.”

Cervelli hit a double off the wall two…