Comments on: Those Left Behind: Five Moments That Mattered From 2015 Cubs Who Didn’t Make It

By: Rian Watt

Rian Watt — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:50:00 +0000

Man, that retroactively makes Neifi sort of ok in my book.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:48:00 +0000

He wasn’t a Cub yet, but Neifi Perez’ walk-off homer in game 162 for the Rockies against the Giants to force the one-game playoff in 1998. I always tried to temper my lack of enthusiasm for Neifi as a Cub.

By: Rian Watt

Rian Watt — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:22:10 +0000

Ah, very cool. 1999 was (shamefully) before my fandom really kicked in, so I can’t say I remember it. But a cool moment.

By: Ryan Davis

Ryan Davis — Thu, 10 Sep 2015 07:21:03 +0000

Awesome. I also wanted to share my forgotten player random moment: Jeff Reed walk off double against the Atlanta Braves in the very early portion of 1999. At the time, most thought the Cubs were a contender, and they were coming off the 1998 Wild Card so it felt way more special than it ended up being.

By: Rian Watt

Rian Watt — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 22:13:56 +0000

Next post: ‘Those Really Really Left Behind’!

By: Nate Greabe

Nate Greabe — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 22:11:56 +0000

This is awesome, but Taylor Teagarden!!!

By: Rian Watt

Rian Watt — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:32:17 +0000

I remember that! Glad you liked the article. Was fun to dig around the videos and relive some moments.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 09 Sep 2015 16:31:00 +0000

Love this article! I have a soft spot for marginal players who have big moments. I remember Randall Simon hitting some shocking triple (?) in 2003 in a late-season game that seemed meaningless but ended up being pretty important. (Vague enough for you?)