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...Dawson hitting a homer in the bottom of the ninth against the Mets to clinch the pennant. Then, Mark Grace would homer to defeat the Texas Rangers to win the World Series. Yes, 1989, the year of the Cubbie. Players such as Mitch Webster, Mitch Williams, Paul Kilgus and Shawon Duston would become Cub legends...
...Shawon Dunston...
...draft day of 1982, he congregated with a few other hopefuls in the wire room of the Tampa Tribune, where the news was handy. Shawon Dunston, a Brooklyn shortstop with an interstate reputation, was selected first of all by the Cubs. (A rating, incidentally, with which the Mets concurred.) "After four picks, I wasn't even letting myself hope yet," Gooden says, "and when my name came up fifth, I couldn't believe it--the No. 1 draft choice of the New York Mets!" He would sign for $85,000. "First I had to call New York to make sure...