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Article: MY KIND OF TOWN. . . Gary Matthews
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- April 8, 1994
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For some, he was the embodiment of the Cubs magical season in
1984. Gary Matthews, dubbed
"Sarge" by Pete Rose for his take-charge attitude when they played
together on the Phillies, arrived at the start of the year and
brought a quality that had eluded the North Side for years: joy.
His hustle and general love of the game earned him the
worshipful salaams for fans in the left field bleachers. And when
the dust cleared, not only had the lovable losers won their division,
but they held a 2-games-to-nothing lead in the best-of-five series
against the San Diego Padres, and were nine outs from the pennant
with a three-run lead. Then, well, the Cubs did what Cubs do. They
lost.
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