Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei rarangi - I wikitoria te Cubs i te taitara National League Central Division i te 2003, a ka hinga i a Atlanta i te National League Division Series, ko ta raatau wikitoria tuatahi mo te raupapa puranga mai i te 1908. I muri mai ka tae mai ratou ki roto i te rima o nga waahi mai i to ratou putanga tuatahi o te Ao Series mai i te 1945. E toru ngā kēmu ki te kotahi i runga i te Florida Marlins i te NLCS, ā, ka ngaro i ngā kēmu e toru whakamutunga, tae atu ki te kēmu 6 e pā ana ki te kaiwhaiwhai a Steve Bartman
I whai ake i te hapa a Alex Gonzalez i runga i te pōro takirua takirua i mutu ai te huringa me te kaute 3-1 hei painga mo nga Cubs.