Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na NL Division Series, ndị Cubs chere Atlanta ihu, na Prior malitere Egwuregwu 3 megide onye bụbu Cub Greg Maddux. Prior kwere ka ọ kụọ bọọlụ abụọ na otu gbaa ọsọ, tụba egwuregwu zuru ezu ma kụọ asaa ka ndị Cubs meriri 3<unk>1. Site na mmeri egwuregwu ise na Braves, ndị Cubs chere ndị Florida Marlins ihu na NL Championship Series. Prior gbara bọọlụ n'agba nke asatọ n'egwuregwu nke abụọ, na-enye ohere ịgba ọsọ atọ (abụọ meriri) ma na-eti ise na mmeri 12 <unk> 3, tupu ewere ugwu ahụ ọzọ na Egwuregwu nke isii. N'ime inning asaa, ọ tụbara bọọlụ na-enweghị isi, na-ekwe ka ọ kụọ naanị atọ ka ndị Cubs na-ebute ụzọ 3 <unk> 0. Mgbe Mike Mordecai gbapụrụ megide ya iji malite nke asatọ, ndị Cubs dị ihe dị ka ọpụpụ ise site n'igwu egwu na World Series mbụ ha kemgbe 1945. Mgbe ahụ, Juan Pierre gbara okpukpu abụọ, na-eweta Luis Castillo, onye gbara bọọlụ na-adịghị mma n'akụkụ aka ekpe nke onye na-agbapụ Moisés Alou chụpụrụ. Bọọlụ ahụ gbadara n'ọnụ ọnụ ebe ndị na-ege ntị nọ, ma
Steve Bartman, onye na-akwado ya, gbaruru ya, na-egbochi Alou ijide ya. Castillo gara n'ihu na-eje ije, na Prior na Cubs enwetaghị onwe ha site na ihe ahụ merenụ. Prior gbara mgba na iwu ya ma nyefee ndu ya site na enyemaka nke egwuregwu na-adịghị mma, ọkachasị bọọlụ ala nke Alex Gonzalez nke nwere ike ibute egwuregwu abụọ. Mgbe Derrek Lee gbara RBI okpukpu abụọ nke mere ka egwuregwu ahụ hara nhata ma tinye ndị na-agba ọsọ na nke abụọ na nke atọ, ewepụrụ Prior na egwuregwu ahụ wee dochie ya na Kyle Farnsworth. Ndị Marlins gara n'ihu gbaa ọsọ asatọ n'oge ahụ, e boro Prior ebubo na ọ bụ ya kpatara mmeri 8-3. Ndị Cubs gara n'ihu merie Egwuregwu 7, na ụkọ World Series ha nke afọ 94 gara n'ihu.