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CHICAGO The Kendall Lamm Jersey 1989 NLCS between the Cubs and Giants featured arguably the greatest head-to-head playoff showdown between two hitters in baseball history.Cubs first baseman Mark Grace with three doubles, a triple, a homer and eight RBIs in the five-game seriesGiants first baseman Will Clark with three doubles, a triple, two homers and eight RBIs.Truly epic stuff.MORE: I was 13 years old when that series happened, and I had no dog in that fight in fact, I kinda despised both teams but I was in awe of the hitting display put on by those two first basemen. Ill never forget watching those guys trade extra-base hits in the biggest moments of baseballs biggest stage. Despite Graces best efforts, the Giants won the series, 4-1.So before the Cubs and Giants squared off at Wrigley Field in Game 1 of the 2016 NLDS, my mi sion was clear: I wanted to see if I could find any Giants fans wearing Will Clark jerseys in enemy territory. After two complete loops outside the stadium and an hour of walking around inside the friendly confines, I found two brave souls.I asked, Why did you wear a Will Clark jersey today? Because he played on the 1989 team when they beat the Cubs, so Duke Johnson Jersey maybe its a little good luck, Gwen Brown told me with a grin.Gwen, 35, lives in the Chicago suburbs Ozzie Newsome Jersey now, but she grew up in the Bay Area. She was at the game on Friday with her sister, who was borrowing Gwens favorite Brandon Belt jersey.Gwen was a fifth grader living in San Francisco when Clark helped the Giants break the Cubs hearts, and she modeled her game after the lefty with the sweet swing. Growing up, I played first base because of him, she said. Of course, right?Jeremy Gayer grew up in the Bay Area, too. He lives in middle Tenne see these days, and he drove up to Wrigley for Fridays series opener. When I was walking up and down the sidewalk outside, people were saying, Dont you know we have a dre s code? and stuff like that, but nothing too bad, he said with a laugh.MORE: Jeremy was 8 years old when he watched that 1989 NLCS. His memories of the series are like any young baseball fans might have beenhe remembers feelings and emotions but is a bit light on details. Clark went off. Clark went crazy, he said. There Austin Corbett Jersey s the Maddux lip-reading thing, thats world-famous now. Kevin Mitchell, Robby Thompson. That was my favorite team of all time.The Maddux lip-reading thing became the stuff of baseball lore. You should read , but e sentially, legend has it that Clark read Greg Madduxs lips in Anthony Zettel Jersey Game 1 of that 1989 NLCS, and that helped Clark pound a high fastball over the wall for a grand slam that helped the Giants steal Game 1 in Wrigley.Thats when I really became a Will Clark fan, he said.Standing there talking with Gwen and Jeremy,I cant help but wonder what amazing things might happen in this series that will draw some budding baseball fansback to Wrigley almost three decades later.Baseballs just the best, isnt it?