Chicago Cubs: Remembering my favorite Cubs postseason moments

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Chicago Cubs: Bet you didn’t expect this game on this list

OK, hear me out. I know this one will bring back a lot of anguish and heartbreak. But watching Mark Prior mow down Marlins hitters in Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS was glorious, especially as a seven-year-old who had dreams of being a big-leaguer one day, too.

Remember that Prior was coming off a season in which he went 18-6, with a 2.43 ERA (and perhaps more impressively, a league-leading 2.47 FIP). Many thought he may win the NL Cy Young Award in that season, and Game 6 was a showcase of his pitching abilities.

Prior threw seven scoreless innings in Game 6, overpowering Marlins hitters and bringing the Cubs within five outs of a trip to the World Series before, well… you know.

But hey, at least we have 2016 to erase that memory, right? Whatever your memory of that 2003 team may be, it was certainly fun to watch Prior pitch that night.