The National is only a week away in Chicago and the infamous Steve Bartman is making news again for the wrong reasons. This time, it's not his fault. Show organizers and SportsBuy.com announced there will be briefcase with $25,000 in it offered to Bartman on July 31. All he has to do is show up at 1:00 CST on Thursday in the TriStar Autograph Pavilion and sign a photo.

The photo, of course, is the infamous image from Game 6 of the 2003 National League Championship Series vs. the Marlins, where he reached over the wall and interfered with a foul ball that would (probably) have been caught by Moises Alou. The extra out cost the Cubs as Florida rallied and went on to win the series in seven games and win the World Series.

He'll be offered personal security at The National and to a destination of his choice, according to Mike Berkus, co-executive director of the show.

The photo, once signed, will be auctioned on SportsBuy.com to the general public, with net proceeds being donated to a Chicago-based charity.

Will he show? Nobody really knows, but I'll be there to find out. Would you show up in a city where you were hated and essentially ran out of town, to sign a single autograph on a photo capturing the worst day of your life, to get $25,000? We'll see what Mr. Bartman decides in a week.