It was tough for Chicago Cubs fans to not only watch the great Greg Maddux end up in Atlanta in 1993, but also see him beat them in the 1998 playoffs. The ’98 Cubs, led by Sammy Sosa‘s historic National League MVP season, clinched the Wild Card in 163 games. They got swept in the NLDS by a vastly superior Atlanta Braves squad.
Nobody expected that Cubs team to go on a run. Despite winning 90 games, they were nowhere near close to being good enough to beat any of the elite National League teams in the playoffs.