Cubs-Marlins.
Cubs were up 3 games to 2 going into Game 6. Going into the 8th inning, the Cubs were winning the game 3-0, and they were within 5 outs of going to their first World Series since 1945. With one out, Marlins 2nd baseman Luis Castillo hit a foul ball down the left field line. Cubs left fielder Moises Alou was tracking the ball as he reached the stands, and as he reached up to attempt to catch it, Cubs fan Steve Bartman (along with several other fans, mind you) reached in to grab it. It's still debated whether or not he actually reached into the field of play (a la Jeffrey Maier), but Alou immediately claimed fan interference.
There was no interference call, however, and Castillo walked, setting off an eight run rally by the Marlins. However, that rally could still have been avoided had Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez not muffed a ground ball that could have been an inning ending double play.
The Marlins won that game 8-3, and then won Game 7, 9-6.
In all honesty, Cubs fans made major asses out of themselves, screaming and chanting obscenities and hurling items at Bartman, and then subsequently making death threats towards him, who had to be snuck out of the stadium by security for his own protection. After watching the "Catching Hell" documentary, I was left glad that the Cubs still haven't won a World Series given their fans' atrocious behavior that night.
That, and as a Marlins fan, I was glad to see the Fish make an incredible comeback that series. Their performance in that series often gets overshadowed by the Bartman story.
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