<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ngo-2003 unyaka wezimbuzi wezinkanyezi zaseChina, iqembu labalandeli beCubs laya eHouston nebhokhwe elibizwa ngokuthi uVirgil Homer futhi lazama ukungena eMinute Maid Park, ikhaya le-Astros, izimbangi zeCubs ngaleso sikhathi. Ngemva kokuba benqatshelwe ukungena, bavula umqulu, bafunda ivesi futhi bamemezela ukuthibabeguqula isiqalekiso. AmaCubs anqoba i-division ngalowo nyaka futhi abe sekudlule ama-out ayisihlanu ukudlala i-World Series, kodwa ahlehliswa yi-Florida Marlins eight-run rally ngokushesha ngemuva kwesigameko sikaSteve Bartman  <response>: . futhi. I - Cubs yabe isilahlekelwa umdlalo olandelayo kanye ne - series. I-Marlins yaqhubeka ukunqoba i-World Series ngokumelene neNew York Yankees. Eqhubeka nokugcoba isilonda, ama-Astros athola indawo yawo yokuqala kwi-World Series eminyakeni emibili kamuva futhi imbangi yawo yaseCrosstown i-Chicago White Sox yanqoba uchungechunge. 