Wrigley Field, Chicago, June 7, 2001
Kevin Tapani delivers the first pitch to Fernando Vina.
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Cardinals manager Tony LaRussa argues a call with the second base umpire.
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Mark McGwire at first.
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Sammy Sosa at bat.
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McGwire at bat.
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Cardinals on second and third.
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The third base grandstand is filling.
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The center field bleachers are full too. Hey, the Cubs have no hits through 3.
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People on the rooftops on Waveland Ave.
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More rooftop people.
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Grooming the infield after 5 innings.
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Still no hits for the Cubs.
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The Carindals get on the board on a home run by Jim Edmonds.
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Matt Morris still throwing a no-hitter in the 6th.
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Cubs manager Don Baylor is not happy with a call.
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Still no hits after 6.
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Chuck Berry leads the crowd in the traditional 7th inning stretch.
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A Wrigley Field crowd definitely knows what to do at the end of six and a half.
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Chuck Berry done singing. The broadcaster in the Cardinals jacket is Jack Buck.
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The Cardinals are rallying against Todd VanPoppel.
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The clouds broke up, and when the sun first came over the field, the crowd cheered.
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Van Poppel.
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Now the Cubs not only have some hits, they're right back in the ball game.
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Sammy wants to give the Cubs the lead.
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Sosa swings.
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Sammy has a double off the right field wall.
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The Cardinals bat in the 9th.
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The Cubs have banners for each of their playoff appearances. This is 1984.
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This is 1998.
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Don Baylor going to the dugout.
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The Cubs are trying to tie it in the 8th.
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They do, and we're going to extra innings.
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Albert Pujols swings and misses.
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Augie Ojeda is on second and ready to score the winning run for the Cubs.
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Rondell White with a base hit. Cubs win! Cubs win!
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Happy Cubs.
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Cubs sweep the Cardinals and you'd think they just won the World Series.
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Final score: 4-3 Cubs.
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