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 The Infamous Cubs Foul Ball
“The best off season news for the Cubs…was the purchase of the infamous ball by Grant DePorter, who understands why $113,824.16 wasn’t too much to spend in an internet auction. For the first time in 95 years of curses, hexes and weird symbolism, someone is challenging the evil forces head-on.”
Jay Mariotti, Chicago Sun-Times
“Have you ever seen $113,000 blown up? We are going to reveal Chicago’s version of a weapon of mass destruction.”
Katie Couric, The Today Show
“Our ‘Picture of the Morning’ — Chicago Cubs Fans are hours away from destroying a baseball… As a Cubs fan I can tell you the ball, once it is gone, it is going to Hell!”
Charlie Gibson, Good Morning America
“R.I.P. Ball!”
Diane Sawyer, Good Morning America
“Seldom in the history of sports, seldom in the history of the world, seldom in the history of the universe has a ball symbolized so much…The path the ball has taken to this evening is known to every school child in America as surely as he knows of Paul Revere’s ride.”
Keith Olbermann, MSNBC Countdown with Keith Olbermann
| John Cusack: |
“Harry Caray’s Restaurant blew it up...so this time you know it’s going to work.” |
| David Letterman: |
“And then they actually steamed it...they made pasta with the steam...they served it to
somebody. So somebody got to eat that.” |
| John Cusack: |
“Really? Wow! Like a paté?” |
| David Letterman: |
“I don’t know in what manner. But they wanted to just get rid of the whole thing.” |
John Cusack and David Letterman, Late Night with David Letterman |
