Kammala jumla mai zuwa: The Cubs sun lashe gasar National League Central Division a 2003, kuma sun doke Atlanta a cikin National League Division Series, nasarar farko da suka samu a gasar tun 1908. Daga nan sai suka zo cikin biyar daga cikin wasan farko na gasar cin kofin duniya tun daga shekarar 1945. Sun kasance wasanni uku zuwa ɗaya a kan Florida Marlins a cikin NLCS kuma sun ƙare da rasa wasanni uku na ƙarshe, ciki har da wasan 6 mai ban sha'awa wanda ya shafi fan
Steve Bartman ya biyo bayan kuskuren da Alex Gonzalez ya yi a kan kwallo mai sau biyu wanda zai kawo karshen wasan tare da ci 3-1 a cikin goyon bayan Cubs.