I confess to not watching the Bartman doc because I probably react to Chicago fandom the way most people do to Boston fandom. I understand making a Buckner reference -- it's the most solid and memorable precedent of a championship-losing blunder in baseball (probably even sports) history. But 17 minutes? Guh. (Though, to be honest, if I had to make a doc about the Cubs, I'd probably make half of it be about another team, too.)
That said, I've never really seen that much of a comparison between the two -- Buckner was a player who made a critical error and Bartman interfered in the field of play (though I can't crucify a guy for getting caught up in the excitement of the moment). The most common thread between the two seems to be the fanbases' predilection for perpetual lamentation.
Re: No East Coast Bias here
I confess to not watching the Bartman doc because I probably react to Chicago fandom the way most people do to Boston fandom. I understand making a Buckner reference -- it's the most solid and memorable precedent of a championship-losing blunder in baseball (probably even sports) history. But 17 minutes? Guh. (Though, to be honest, if I had to make a doc about the Cubs, I'd probably make half of it be about another team, too.)
That said, I've never really seen that much of a comparison between the two -- Buckner was a player who made a critical error and Bartman interfered in the field of play (though I can't crucify a guy for getting caught up in the excitement of the moment). The most common thread between the two seems to be the fanbases' predilection for perpetual lamentation.