スティーブ・バートマン事件
第7戦に敗れてシリーズ敗退が決まった後の10月17日、カブスは公式サイト上で以下の声明を発表した。
The Chicago Cubs would like to thank our fans for their tremendous outpouring of support this year. We are very grateful. We would also like to remind everyone that games are decided by what happens on the playing field — not in the stands. It is inaccurate and unfair to suggest that an individual fan is responsible for the events that transpired in Game 6. He did what every fan who comes to the ballpark tries to do — catch a foul ball in the stands.