Steve Bartman
publication date: Saturday, March 25, 2006 (part of Round XXVII)
category: Controversy
clue: D'oh! This fan put the foul in foul ball.
explanation: Bartman was a Chicago Cubs fan who famously interfered with a foul ball in the 2003 NL Championships and was blamed by the city for costing the Cubs the series. The word "d'oh" (from The Simpsons) was a reference to his last name. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Denise Sawicki, Matthew Preston, Amy Austin, Mike Eberhart, Aaron Shurtleff, David Mitzman, Elliot Farney, Jerry Mathis, Scott Horowitz, Megan Baxter, Lori Lancaster, Chris McKinnon, Michael Paul Cote, Jackie Mason, Amir H. Sufyani, and Dan Ecker