In the 2003 MLB postseason, the Chicago Cubs were destined to get to the World Series. With a passionate fanbase starved of any postseason action since 1945, the Cubs worked their way to the National League Championship Series. In game six of the series, in the eighth inning, batter Luis Castillo hit a fly ball into left field foul territory. When Cubs outfielder Moisés Alou attempted to make a catch, Cubs fan Steve Bartman went to catch it himself, but deflected the ball and diverted the catch, thus changing the pace of the game as the Cubs knew it. Bartman became the scapegoat of the Cub's elimination from the series and faced vitriol for years to come.