Since Hall of Fame baseball executive Bill Veeck planted a brilliant idea in September of 1937, Wrigley has been synonymous with its ivy. It holds as many memories as it does forgotten balls, from the lowest lows to the high of the Cubs' 2016 World Series championship season.
Fowler’s ninth-inning sacrifice fly is exactly the kind of play that could get lost between Jose Martinez’s galloping triple and Paul Goldschmidt’s screaming game-winning hit, but it’s exactly the kind of play Shildt has made sure to point out as his club’s combination of depth and confidence was sharpened into a blade that might have severed Cubs careers.