One of the main reasons that I remember this particular day is that I was not rooting for the hometown team. As a six-year-old, I had a great love for Sammy Sosa, and therefore, was so excited to see him that I rooted for the Cubs in a doubleheader. The fact that the Pirates were in season 12 of the 20 years of misery did not help either. So as I left kindergarten class early, I was all in for the Cubbies.
My first vivid memory of the game itself happened in the top of the eighth inning.