Ten years ago, Carlos Zambrano threw a no-hitter at Miller Park. Do you consider it a 2008 highlight, lowlight or just ... meh?

Chicago Cubs right-hander Carlos Zambrano, then 27 years old, threw a no-hitter 10 years ago Friday, and he did it in Milwaukee's own Miller Park. The game, one of two relocated by Major League Baseball against the Houston Astros because of Hurricane Ike, added an intriguing wrinkle in an already eventful September for the Brewers.

It's the only no-hitter ever thrown at Miller Park, and it didn't even involve the Brewers. On the same day, the Brewers were getting swept at the hands of the Phillies, and the team was hours away from firing manager Ned Yost. 

Do you consider the moment a fun highlight? Or is it a lowlight, since it involved the Cubs? Or does it barely register at all?

Here's a look back at that strange moment in time:

The franchise had gone 36 years without a no-hitter

There is much discussion about how the Brewers only have one no-hitter in franchise history, when Juan Nieves spun the feat in 1987. But that 31-year wait for another is not as long as the Cubs waited. Milt Pappas had shut out San Diego in September of 1972 for the last Cubs no-hitter.

It was pretty close to a perfect game

Zambrano allowed a one-out walk to Michael Bourn in the fourth, but he was promptly erased on a double-play grounder. He did hit Hunter Pence with a 1-2 pitch in the fifth, as well. They were the only two runners to reach.

Zambrano had been banged up

Zambrano left his Sept. 2 start with shoulder discomfrot, then skipped a start before the appearance in Milwaukee. He hit 98 miles per hour with his fastball and ultimately threw 110 pitches.

The Astros were white hot ... and this was definitely the end of that

Houston had playoff aspirations heading into the series, which was part of the organization's displeasure with the series getting relocated to a place so friendly for Cubs fans. The Astros ultimately finished 86-75, four games out of the final playoff spot. The two losses to the Cubs at Miller Park were the first of five straight losses, but the Astros came into the battle having won 14 of 15. Against Zambrano, the Astros only hit two balls to the outfield. 

The opposing pitcher? Future Brewer Randy Wolf

Randy Wolf, who would later call the Miller Park mound his home, did not fare well in the no-hitter for Houston. He lasted just 2 2/3 innings, ceding five runs (four earned). He finished with a 6-2 record and 3.57 ERA during his time in Houston in 2008, then joined the Dodgers in 2009 and the Brewers from 2010-12.

There were 23,000 fans in the park, and they weren't paying discounted prices 

With short notice, it wasn't a full house, but an ocean of Cubs fans naturally snapped up the tickets, even if they weren't going at discounted rates. Tickets were given "marquee" rates typical for Cubs games, ranging from $25 to $60.

Officials considered Turner Field in Atlanta, which the players union felt would be more fair than Milwaukee. But Bud Selig had the final say, and he felt the retractable roof was too sure a thing.

A line of people had formed near the ticket windows, which opened early at 9 a.m., even in the rain.

Sportservice bused in workers from other cities to meet the demand, since both days would have been scheduled days off for workers and vendors.

The final game of the series was never played

The teams played two games at Miller Park, both won by the Cubs. The third was scheduled for Sept. 29, if necessary, after the final day of the season. It never came to that. The Cubs officially finished 7 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers for first place in the National League Central.

Zambrano didn't win another game that year, but the Cubs won a huge one for Milwaukee

The Brewers, of course, edged the Mets by one game in the hunt for the National League wild card in a dramatic finish to the season. Which means every game was pretty important, and that was true when the Cubs edged the Mets in 10 innings, 9-6, on Sept. 24. 

Zambrano started that game but surrendered a third-inning grand slam and fell behind, 5-1. But Derrek Lee blooped a go-ahead double and future Brewer Aramis Ramirez hit a follow-up two-run homer in the 10th. 

The Mets put a runner on third with nobody out in the seventh, eighth and ninth and managed a grand total of one run (on a two-out, bases-loaded walk, no less). A leadoff triple by Daniel Murphy in the ninth could have been the winning run, but Bob Howry stranded him.

Zambrano allowed eight runs in just 1 2/3 innings in his next start against the Cardinals and didn't make it through five against the Mets. He allowed seven runs (three earned) in 6 1/3 innings in a playoff loss to the Dodgers.

No-hitters on Milwaukee soil

• Carlos Zambrano (Cubs 5, Astros 0), Sept. 14, 2008
• Steve Busby (Royals 2, Brewers 0); June 19, 1974
• Warren Spahn (Braves 1, Giants 0); April 28, 1961
• Warren Spahn (Braves 4, Phillies 0); Sept. 16, 1960
• Lew Burdette (Braves 1, Phillies 0); Aug. 18, 1960
• Jim Wilson (Braves 2, Phillies 0); June 12, 1954