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Fan Faces: Images from Wrigley Field, Game 1 of the Cubs vs. Dodgers NLDS

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BY RICCI SHRYOCK Sports Pros(e) Multimedia Correspondent

Freelance photographer/journalist Ricci Shryock is a friend of Sports Pros(e). During Game 1 of the NLDS, Ricci set out to capture the ups and downs of Cubdom throughout Wrigleyville. The following is a sample of what Ricci saw through her lens:

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

Oscar Jauregui, Domenick Cascio and Tony Vivirito celebrate the Cubs' Mark DeRosa's two-run homer in the second inning to put the Cubs ahead.

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

Twenty-one year Cascio said he's been a Cubs fan all his life. He will turn 22 this month, and he says the best birthday present would be a World Series Championship for the Cubs.

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

Cubs fans celebrate early during the first game of the 2008 playoffs. Laura Cline (Bottom-right), said she convinced her husband, Chad Cline (a St. Louis Cardinals fan) to came to Chicago from Bloomington, Ill. to watch the game at The Cubby Bear.

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

More cheering fans at The Cubby Bear, but the mood quickly shifted when...

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

The Dodger's James Loney hit a grand slam to help his team take the lead, 4-2.

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(Photo by Ricci Shryock)

Cubs fans leave Wrigley Field after the first game of the playoffs. The Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 7-2.

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