Chicago Cubs, Mark Prior (Photo by Jon Soohoo/Getty Images)
The 2003 Cubs’ late-season five-game series with the St. Louis Cardinals remains a classic to this day.
A check of the standings on September 1, 2003 would show a familiar sight for Chicago Cubs fans: The team was 2 1/2 games behind the first-place St. Louis Cardinals (with the Houston Astros also in the mix, a game behind the Cardinals). Due to the inclusion of a makeup game, the teams were scheduled to play a five-game series at Wrigley Field starting that day.