No performance in baseball history has been as dominant.

(date, opponent, actual score, actual inning) but it was an April game in ‘03 I believe. Watched the whole thing on good old WGN and it was a back-and-forth affair. Cubs gave up the lead in the top of the ninth and retied in the bottom. In the tenth or eleventh, down by one, Sosa jacks and opposite field dinger to tie the game and fire up the crowd. Next batter, Moises Alou, steps up and walks the game off with another round-tripper. I was freaking, Wrigley was rocking, and even my Cardinal-loving dad was enjoying it.

I’m not saying this as a Cub fan, but Wood’s 20K game was probably the most amazing GAME I have ever seen. I didn’t realize the game was on TV, and was flipping the channels and caught it in the early innings. At first, I wasn’t thinking anything special… and then I saw how much his breaking pitches moved… so I stayed around and called a couple people. I calling my then girlfriend up and telling her I’ll see her a little later than usual… she wasn’t too happy.

There are some other special memories. Andre Dawsons last game as a Cub was special. He hit a 3 run homer that won it for the Cubs. They played the Expos and the score was 3-2. I have it on tape and cherish it…

Twins-Braves World Series where Puckett hit that home run in the bottom of the tenth. Morris pitched like a 10 inning shut out… I don’t remember if all of my facts or correct, but man, that was a great game.

Cub’s beating Expos and clinching the East in ‘89. That was the first time the club went to the playoffs after I became a fan. Ugh, Will Clark… ugh…

I saw Nolan Ryans last two No-hitters. I saw him strike Rickey Henderson out as K number 5000.

Um… man, I’ve seen a lot. I love my baseball… but Wood’s game is number one. I have never… NEVER… seen pitches move that that. Hollywood CGI couldn’t make them breaking pitches move anymore than what they where.

Ok, most of you know the details, but:

NBC declaring Willie McGee the player of the game in the ninth inning with Bruce Sutter, in his prime, on the mound for the Cardinals.

Ryne Sandberg, already 3-for-4, leading off the ninth inning with a homerun to tie a game that the Cubs had trailed 7-1 and 9-3 at 9-9.

An inning later, with Dernier on first, Sutter still pitching and the score 11-9, Sandberg connecting again to tie the score at 11-11. The entire dugout met Sandberg at the plate as if he’d hit a game-winner. (Dave Owen singled in the winning run an inning later.)

Sandberg doing that off Sutter in 1984 would be like someone doing that off Eckersley in the early 1990’s or Mariano Rivera in the early 2000’s. It just didn’t happen.

Man, that was awesome.

1. Ken Holtzman’s first no-hitter in 1969.

2. Sammy Sosa’s 63rd home run of 1998, an 8th inning, game winning grand slam into the upper deck at San Diego. He had all 6 rbi’s in a 6-4 Cubs win.

Pinch hit home run in the 1988 World Series. Man, that still gives me chill bumps whenever I see it again. And the way Vin Scully described it was just beautiful. I was jumping up and down in front of the tv, spilling my coke all over our new carpet. I went to bed that night fantasizing it was Andre Dawson doing that for the Cubs in the WS.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA199904130.shtml

This is the only one that really stands out but Ivan Rodriguez went 4-5 with a grand slam in the 1st inning and another in the 3rd.

last summer was the highlight of games I’ve seen in person at Wrigley.

The Cubs’ playoff series win against Atlanta in Atlanta was the highlight of games I’ve seen at other parks.

I can still picture where I was on the day of Kerry’s 20K game. I was seated on our old blue couch in front of the window, watching the TV off to my left, and I saw every single pitch.

And we took my grandmother to the game because she was moving to a nursing home soon. She had alzheimers and she was getting pretty bad.

It was the bottom of the 9th, and the Cubs had a late rally, and Ryne Sandberg beat out an infield single to win the game.

It was the last time my Grandma ever talked the Cubs with me, and it was the last time Ryne Sandberg had a game winning hit.

thats gotta rank up there with the greatest clouts of all time

Yankees/Dodgers World Series. Reggie Jackson hits FOUR homeruns in FOUR consecutive at-bats—once in his final AB in Game 5, then three times in a row after walking his first AB in Game 6.

I was seven years old. My life was consumed with Baseball and Star Wars forever.

Jason Marquis. That’s right. Jason freakin’ Marquis. I witnessed this game last May 9 from the back of the centerfield bleachers—a three-hit complete game shutout. And if you want to read my long-winded, overly literary take on the experience, click here.

Wow, I just realized tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of said performance. Jason would do the team a whole lotta good if he could repeat such a performance—even just once. I guess he won’t be getting the chance for a while, though…

I’d have to say the best moment I’ve ever witnessed in person would have to be Sosa hitting a GS for #63 (to tie McGwire) in this game

I saw my buddy ben have 9 beers and 7 hot dogs at a Cubs game last year. Then he topped it by being in a bratwurst eating contest the next week, taking second, then buying a hot dog at the Bulls game the same night. Impressive to witness.

Sorry i can’t narrow it down

1. McGwire’s 62nd off traschel – Even though he hit it, the whole place shut down, Gracie spanked him as he rounded first, He and Sammy did Big Mac’ fake punch each other in the stomach thing, then did Sammy’s kiss blowing thing. That race was unbelieveable.
2. Sosa’s Homers in regulars/extras against the Braves in 2003 NLDS
3.Kerry’s Homer to tie it against the Marlins in the 2003 NLCS
4. 1st game – Cubs-Astros. Alou killed us, I think he went deep twice, sat 1st row behnd dugout w/dad &brothers

This isn’t Cub related or really “greatness” but it is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen at a baseball field. I was at Camden Yards in 2001 or 2002, I can’t remember, and the Orioles were playing the Mariners. We had centerfield seats about 4 rows up. Great seats. Mike Cameron was the M’s centerfielder.

There were about 4 young guys in our row down a bit and they were heckling the shit out of Cameron. It was bad. Real bad. One guy said something about Cameron’s wife and kids or maybe about his family or something and Mike C. turns around and says “What the hell’s your problem?” The guy is hammered and keeps on Mike.

Cameron’s next at bat, he hits a homerun literally about 5 feet over our heads. I’m not exaggerating because you can see me on Sportscenter trying to jump and catch it. Cameron come’s back out to man his position and didn’t hear a peep the rest of the game. That was pretty damn cool.

The Sandberg game, 2 near no hitters by Cubs (Chuck Rainey’s and Frank Castillo’s – sitting behind home plate for Castillo’s!) but my moment was Fergie Jenkins last complete game shutout on June 10th, 1983 (http://www.baseballscorecard.com/scorecards/fergie-1983.JPG) . I was sitting in the right field bleachers for that one. (I took off work early to go to that game). A gem by Fergie…4 K’s only 1 walk and only 4 hits(and only to 2 players, Lonnie Smith & Willie McGee both had 2 hits). I remember at one point, Lee Elia came out and it looked like he was going to pull Fergie, only to have the crowd start chanting “Fergie” Fergie”. His career was almost over at this point, but Fergie showed he still had it in him to pitch a gem.

Kasey

Last year I was near Ferris Buellars seats (bullpen left field side) the whole stadium doing to tomahawk chop when they posted scores from the Brewers game.

AWESOME

Maybe not an all time great game. But I was a few rows from the field on the third base side and got a good veiw of the whole thing. Seeing Lee’s face as he left the batters box was priceless, the dude was intense!

... Order THREE hotdogs from the dugout of an Iowa Cubs game… in the middle of an inning. Had the whole crowd buzzing about it.

Beautiful. That’s a witness to greatness if I’ve ever seen it.

I also saw a Fred McGriff walk off home run for the Cubs at Wrigley, which was pretty cool, but no feat like Hector’s.