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2003 National League Championship Series

Index 2003 National League Championship Series

The 2003 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 7 to 15 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion Chicago Cubs and the wild-card qualifying Florida Marlins. [1]

98 relations: Ace (baseball), Al Leiter, Alex Gonzalez (shortstop, born 1973), Aramis Ramírez, At bat, Atlanta Braves, Base on balls, Baseball field, Batted ball, Bernie Mac, Brad Penny, Braden Looper, Carl Pavano, Carlos Zambrano, Catcher, Center fielder, Chad Fox, Chicago, Chicago Cubs, Chuck Meriwether, Curse of the Billy Goat, Damian Miller, Dan Shulman, Dave Campbell (infielder), Dave Veres, Derrek Lee, Dontrelle Willis, Double (baseball), Double play, Doug Glanville, Dusty Baker, Eric Karros, Fieldin Culbreth, Fielding percentage, Fox Major League Baseball, Hard Rock Stadium, Intentional base on balls, Interference (baseball), Iván Rodríguez, Jack McKeon, Jeff Conine, Jerry Crawford, Joe Borowski (baseball), Josh Beckett, Juan Encarnación, Juan Pierre, Kenny Lofton, Kerry Wood, Kyle Farnsworth, Larry Poncino, ..., Larry Vanover, Lenny Harris, Luis Castillo (second baseman), Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio, Mark Grudzielanek, Mark Guthrie, Mark Prior, Mark Redman, Matt Clement, Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami Marlins, Michael Tejera, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Everitt (baseball), Mike Lowell, Mike Mordecai, Mike Reilly (umpire), Mike Remlinger, Moisés Alou, Nate Bump, National League, National League Championship Series, New York Yankees, Paul Bako, Randall Simon, Rick Helling, Sacrifice fly, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, Shortstop, Single (baseball), Steve Bartman incident, Steve Lyons (baseball), Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Thom Brennaman, Todd Hollandsworth, Tom Goodwin, Troy O'Leary, Ugueth Urbina, Umpire (baseball), Wild pitch, Wrigley Field, 2002 National League Championship Series, 2003 National League Division Series, 2003 World Series, 2015 National League Wild Card Game, 2016 National League Championship Series. Expand index (48 more) »

Ace (baseball)

In baseball, an ace is the best starting pitcher on a team and nearly always the first pitcher in the team's starting rotation.

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Al Leiter

Alois "Al" Terry Leiter (born October 23, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed starting pitcher.

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Alex Gonzalez (shortstop, born 1973)

Alexander Scott Gonzalez (born April 8, 1973) is a former Major League Baseball infielder, who spent the majority of his 13-year career with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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Aramis Ramírez

Aramis Nin Ramírez (born June 25, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball third baseman, who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Milwaukee Brewers.

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At bat

In baseball, an at bat (AB) or time at bat is a batter's turn batting against a pitcher.

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Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball franchise based in the Atlanta metropolitan area.

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Base on balls

A base on balls (BB), also known as a walk, occurs in baseball when a batter receives four pitches that the umpire calls balls, and is in turn awarded first base without the possibility of being called out.

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Baseball field

A baseball field, also called a ball field, sandlot or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played.

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Batted ball

In baseball, a batted ball is any ball that, after a pitch, is contacted by the batter's bat.

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Bernie Mac

Bernard Jeffrey McCullough (October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008), better known by his stage name Bernie Mac, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor.

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Brad Penny

Bradley Wayne Penny (born May 24, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Braden Looper

Braden LaVerne Looper (born October 28, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Carl Pavano

Carl Anthony Pavano (born January 8, 1976) is an American former professional baseball player.

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Carlos Zambrano

Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos (born June 1, 1981), nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher.

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Catcher

Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player.

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Center fielder

A center fielder, abbreviated CF, is the outfielder in baseball who plays defense in center field – the baseball fielding position between left field and right field.

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Chad Fox

Chad Douglas Fox (born September 3, 1970 in Conroe, Texas) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Chicago

Chicago, officially the City of Chicago, is the third most populous city in the United States, after New York City and Los Angeles.

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Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois.

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Chuck Meriwether

Julius Edward "Chuck" Meriwether (born June 30, 1956) is a former Major League Baseball umpire.

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Curse of the Billy Goat

The Curse of the Billy Goat was the name of a sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis.

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Damian Miller

Damian Donald Miller (born October 13, 1969) is a former professional baseball catcher.

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Dan Shulman

Daniel "Dan" Shulman (born February 9, 1967) is a Canadian sportscaster with the American network ESPN as well as Canadian network Sportsnet.

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Dave Campbell (infielder)

David Wilson "Dave" Campbell (born January 14, 1942 in Manistee, Michigan) is a former American baseball player and current sportscaster.

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Dave Veres

David Scott Veres (born October 19, 1966) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1994 to 2003.

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Derrek Lee

Derrek Leon Lee (born September 6, 1975), or "D-Lee", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman.

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Dontrelle Willis

Dontrelle Wayne Willis (born January 12, 1982), nicknamed "The D-Train", is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Double (baseball)

In baseball, a double is the act of a batter striking the pitched ball and safely reaching second base without being called out by the umpire, without the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see error) or another runner being put out on a fielder's choice.

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Double play

In baseball, a double play (denoted as DP in baseball statistics) is the act of making two outs during the same continuous play.

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Doug Glanville

Douglas Metunwa Glanville (born August 25, 1970) is a former American Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and the Texas Rangers.

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Dusty Baker

Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker Jr. (born June 15, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball manager and retired player.

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Eric Karros

Eric Peter Karros (born November 4, 1967) is an American former professional baseball first baseman.

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Fieldin Culbreth

Fieldin Henry Culbreth III (born March 16, 1963) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Fielding percentage

In baseball statistics, fielding percentage, also known as fielding average, is a measure that reflects the percentage of times a defensive player properly handles a batted or thrown ball.

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Fox Major League Baseball

Fox Major League Baseball (shortened to Fox MLB and also known as Major League Baseball on Fox, MLB on Fox, or MLB on FS1) is a presentation of Major League Baseball (MLB) games produced by Fox Sports, the sports division of the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox), since June 1, 1996.

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Hard Rock Stadium

Hard Rock Stadium is a multipurpose football stadium located in Miami Gardens, Florida, a city north of Miami.

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Intentional base on balls

In baseball, an intentional base on balls, usually referred to as an intentional walk and denoted in baseball scorekeeping by IBB, is a walk issued to a batter by a pitcher with the intent of removing the batter's opportunity to swing at the pitched ball.

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Interference (baseball)

In baseball, interference occurs in situations in which a person illegally changes the course of play from what is expected.

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Iván Rodríguez

Iván Rodríguez Torres (born November 27, 1971), nicknamed "Pudge" is a former Major League Baseball catcher.

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Jack McKeon

John Aloysius McKeon (born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former Major League Baseball manager and front-office executive.

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Jeff Conine

Jeffrey Guy Conine (born June 27, 1966) is a former Major League Baseball player who played 17 seasons with six teams primarily as an outfielder.

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Jerry Crawford

Gerald Joseph Crawford (born August 13, 1947) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball.

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Joe Borowski (baseball)

Joseph Thomas Borowski (born May 4, 1971) is a sports broadcaster for the Arizona Diamondbacks, as well as a former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher.

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Josh Beckett

Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Juan Encarnación

Juan De Dios Encarnación (born March 8, 1976) is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder.

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Juan Pierre

Juan D'Vaughn Pierre (born August 14, 1977) is an American former professional baseball outfielder.

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Kenny Lofton

Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder.

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Kerry Wood

Kerry Lee Wood (born June 16, 1977) is an American former baseball pitcher who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and New York Yankees.

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Kyle Farnsworth

Kyle Lynn Farnsworth (born April 14, 1976) is a former professional baseball pitcher He has played for the Chicago Cubs (1999–2004), Detroit Tigers (2005, 2008), Atlanta Braves (2005, 2010), New York Yankees (2006–2008), Kansas City Royals (2009–2010), Tampa Bay Rays (2011–2013), Pittsburgh Pirates (2013), New York Mets (2014), Houston Astros (2014) in the MLB, for the Pericos de Puebla (2015) of the Mexican League and for the Broncos de Reynosa (2016) of the Mexican League.

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Larry Poncino

Larry Louis Poncino (born February 3, 1957) is a former umpire in Major League Baseball.

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Larry Vanover

Larry Wayne Vanover (born August 22, 1955) is an American professional baseball umpire.

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Lenny Harris

Leonard Anthony Harris (born October 28, 1964) is a former Major League Baseball utility infielder.

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Luis Castillo (second baseman)

Luis Antonio Castillo (born September 12, 1975) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman.

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Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization, the oldest of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.

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Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio

Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio is the brand name for exclusive play-by-play broadcast presentation of Major League Baseball on ESPN Radio.

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Mark Grudzielanek

Mark James Grudzielanek (born June 30, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman and shortstop.

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Mark Guthrie

Mark Andrew Guthrie (born September 22, 1965) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher.

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Mark Prior

Mark William Prior (born September 7, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher.

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Mark Redman

Mark Allen Redman (born January 5, 1974) is a retired Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher.

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Matt Clement

Matthew Paul Clement (born August 12, 1974) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher.

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Miami Gardens, Florida

Miami Gardens is a suburban city located in north-central Miami-Dade County, Florida.

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Miami Marlins

The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida.

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Michael Tejera

Michael Tejera (born October 18, 1976 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Miguel Cabrera

José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983), commonly known as Miguel Cabrera and nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball player.

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Mike Everitt (baseball)

Mike G. Everitt (born August 22, 1964) is a Major League Baseball umpire, wearing number 57.

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Mike Lowell

Michael Averett Lowell (born February 24, 1974) is a Puerto Rican/American former Major League Baseball third baseman.

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Mike Mordecai

Michael Howard Mordecai (born December 13, 1967) is an American former professional baseball infielder, who played for the Atlanta Braves, Montreal Expos, and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Mike Reilly (umpire)

Michael Eugene Reilly (born July 2, 1949) is a former Major League Baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues from 2000-2010.

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Mike Remlinger

Michael John Remlinger (born March 23, 1966 in Middletown, New York) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Moisés Alou

Moisés Rojas Alou Beltre (born July 3, 1966) is a Dominican-American former outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for 17 seasons in the National League.

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Nate Bump

Nathan Louis Bump (born July 24, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher.

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National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league.

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National League Championship Series

The National League Championship Series (NLCS) is a best-of-seven series played in October in the Major League Baseball postseason that determines the winner of the National League (NL) pennant.

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New York Yankees

The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx.

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Paul Bako

Gabor Paul Bako II (born June 20, 1972) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball.

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Randall Simon

Randall Carlito Simon (born May 25, 1975) is a former professional baseball first baseman.

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Rick Helling

Richard Allen Helling (born December 15, 1970) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.

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Sacrifice fly

In baseball, a sacrifice fly (sometimes abbreviated to sac fly) is defined by Rule 9.08(d) http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/official_info/official_rules/official_rules.jsp: "Score a sacrifice fly when, before two are out, the batter hits a ball in flight handled by an outfielder or an infielder running in the outfield in fair or foul territory that.

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Sammy Sosa

Samuel Kelvin Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican former professional baseball right fielder.

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San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball franchise based in San Francisco, California.

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Shortstop

Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions.

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Single (baseball)

In baseball, a single is the most common type of base hit, accomplished through the act of a batter safely reaching first base by hitting a fair ball (thus becoming a runner) and getting to first base before a fielder puts him out.

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Steve Bartman incident

During a Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason game played between the Chicago Cubs and the Florida Marlins on October 14, 2003, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, spectator Steve Bartman disrupted the game by intercepting a potential catch.

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Steve Lyons (baseball)

Stephen John Lyons (born June 3, 1960) is a former Major League Baseball player who currently works as a television sportscaster for the New England Sports Network (NESN).

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Take Me Out to the Ball Game

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is a 1908 Tin Pan Alley song by Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer which has become the unofficial anthem of North American baseball, although neither of its authors had attended a game prior to writing the song.

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Thom Brennaman

Thomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman (born September 12, 1963) is an American television sportscaster.

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Todd Hollandsworth

Todd Mathew Hollandsworth (born April 20, 1973) is an American former professional baseball outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB).

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Tom Goodwin

Thomas Jones Goodwin (born July 27, 1968) is a former Major League Baseball center fielder.

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Troy O'Leary

Troy Franklin O'Leary (born August 4, 1969) is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played with the Milwaukee Brewers (-), Boston Red Sox (-), Montreal Expos and Chicago Cubs.

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Ugueth Urbina

Ugueth Urtaín Urbina Villarreal (born February 15, 1974) is a Venezuelan former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball.

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Umpire (baseball)

In baseball, the umpire is the person charged with officiating the game, including beginning and ending the game, enforcing the rules of the game and the grounds, making judgment calls on plays, and handling the disciplinary actions.

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Wild pitch

In baseball, a wild pitch (abbreviated WP) is charged against a pitcher when his pitch is too high, too short, or too wide of home plate for the catcher to control with ordinary effort, thereby allowing a baserunner, perhaps even the batter-runner on an uncaught third strike, to advance.

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Wrigley Field

Wrigley Field is a baseball park located on the North Side of Chicago, Illinois.

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2002 National League Championship Series

The 2002 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a Major League Baseball playoff series played from October 9 to 14 to determine the champion of the National League, between the Central Division champion St. Louis Cardinals and the wild-card qualifying San Francisco Giants.

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2003 National League Division Series

The 2003 National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.

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2003 World Series

The 2003 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2003 season.

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2015 National League Wild Card Game

The 2015 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2015 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

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2016 National League Championship Series

The 2016 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in which the Chicago Cubs defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_National_League_Championship_Series

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