Going into their series at New York on Monday, the Cubs had 31 fewer wins than the Mets, with a record of 58-82 to New York's 89-52.
Yet the Cubs swept the 3 games, by scores of 5-2, 4-1 and 6-3.
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PHILADELPHIA “Field of Dreams” made Moonlight Graham famous because he appeared in one game for the 1905 New York Giants and never played again. But what made Graham’s story truly special is that he never hit. He entered the game as a late-inning defensive replacement and finished it standing in the on-deck circle.
So close.
“You know, we just don’t recognize the most significant moments of our lives while they’re happening,” Graham’s character said in the film. “Back then I thought, Well, there’ll be other days. I didn’t realize that that was the only day.”