Trachsel looks back on 1998 highlights.
1998 was a season of memorable moments not only for the Chicago Cubs, but for the game of baseball itself. Trachsel pitched the game that sent the Cubs to the playoffs for the first time since 1989. He also gave up the home run to Mark McGwire that broke Roger Maris' single-season home run record.
He was among eight members of the 1993 AAA Iowa Cubs team that won the American Association championship, including Carlos Zambrano, who were called up that September to the big club. "The neighborhood around it was just amazing. There is nothing like that in California. My second, third year, I lived four blocks away and walked to the field every day."
His first major league win came on April 8, 1994 in Montreal, shutting out the Expos 4-0 while giving up only 3 hits. And his first major league homer came off Curt Schilling on June 3, 1996 in a 4-3 Cubs win at Wrigley. Trachsel had one of his best years in 1996, posting a 13-9 record, with a 3.03 ERA in more than 200 innings.He went 15-8 in 1998, with the 15th win capping the season on Sept. 28 at Wrigley Field, as the Giants and Cubs, vying for a wild card berth, played their 163rd game of the year. Trachsel threw two outs short of seven innings of 1-hit, shutout ball, with 6 strikeouts, as the Cubs beat the Giants 5-3.
With the climactic series between the Cardinals and Cubs approaching,"We actually talked about it in our pitchers meeting, that we definitely didn't want happening against us."
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