That Chicago Cubs team had stars like Mark Prior, Sammy Sosa, Moises Alou and Kerry Wood, as well as savvy veterans like Eric Karros and Kenny Lofton.
The “Lovable Losers” were no longer that, winning the National League Central and coming within six outs of the World Series before an infamous Game 6 meltdown led to a seven-game loss at the hands of the then-Florida Marlins.
One of the more unheralded players on that team was second baseman Mark Grudzielanek.
Grudzielanek had previously been an All-Star with the then-Montreal Expos, and he was a productive position player with the Los Angeles Dodgers.