2004 NLCS, Game 6: Edmonds Walks Off to Game 7

[@lynnerose7891]

Such a criminally underrated series.

[@mpacz9987]

Man, I miss having the Astros in the NL Central. I always enjoyed it when the Cardinals played them.

[@boogitybear2283]

Same here but the rivalry against the Yankees if it is one is insane! I

[@Homedepotorange]

I'd trade the Brewers for the Astros back in a heartbeat. I hate them but damn it they're a national league team

[@1danrobbins]

Edmonds was throwback. Not flashy or mouthy, just showed up every day and played every moment as hard as he could.

[@tmangoodguy9921]

and he could also fly. he actually flew in the out field haha

[@tristanmouser2913]

Dan Robbins you must not be a cardinal fan 😂

[@adawg2015]

Edmonds was my favorite Cardinal growing up.

[@thabeaststl3703]

@@adawg2015 He was a human high light reel. And he was super clutch!

[@Kreege]

the entire 2004 Cardinals team fits this description.

[@MrJphelps5]

Jim Edmonds had one of the most beautiful swings

[@JoseDeLeon-wz1it]

He had the same swing as Chris Davis

[@thomasumphres1353]

Huge Cards fan, but I will always give that Astros team their due. That lineup was nasty. Berkman, Bagwell, Kent, Biggio, and Beltran. They were so good. This was a classic series that was unfortunately overshadowed by the Yankees Vs Red Sox classic series.

[@hmhm856]

Which is a surprise that this NLCS got so overshadowed by the ALCS, since both the Cards and Astros had many star players. I mean, in 2003, none of the two LCS got overshadowed by the other one.

[@BucketofThrowup]

Taking offense and defense into account, the MV3 (Pujols, Edmonds, Rolen) were the best trio in baseball history, hands down.

[@lucasmann2308]

2003 and 2004 was the greatest time to be a baseball fan

[@Nhamp2000]

Yeah, those were a couple of memorable seasons.

[@valoguy]

Not if you were a Braves fan lol ugh

[@flames24lightning]

From a Red Sox fan: It's too bad this NLCS went totally under the radar nationally. This was a phenomenal Championship Series that should have gotten some attention.

[@PantsofVance]

Man, I wish they had Game 5 too. No doubt my favorite game as an Astros fan. The Cardinals lineup was so scary I remember leaving the room when they came up to bat.

[@MasterDrew117]

Who would think it 7 years & 7 days later in a new Busch Stadium an even more epic & dramatic walk-off home run would be hit to force the biggest Game 7 there can possibly be?!

[@ThisIsJames1031]

Who would have thought that 8 years later, the guy behind the plate would be the new manager and lead the team to the NLCS and the WS in his first 2 years.

[@1burnman]

What a team it is a privilege to watch them

[@dmoneyblanco9326]

No it's not

[@bmd174s]

Dmoneyblanco coming from an astros fan

[@brettwiseman6010]

This game just added to the drama of one epic LCS, one of the best I've ever seen

[@maneco11]

i remeber watchign this game! brings back chills all over again!!! STL CARDS FOR LIFE!!!

[@buddaman200522]

Astros and Cardinals had some battles back in the early-mid 2000's

[@ButttOut]

***** And if St Louis hacking into the Astros' Database is true, there might be some more battles in the future!

[@TexasPsychoK]

You are not lying. These were some of the greatest games back in the days... how often are teams so balanced and loaded?

[@themanunknown9]

those teams were soon good. Think about it. Astros: biggie (HOF) Bagwell (potential HOF), Beltran (HOF), and Wagner (potential HOF). Cardinals: Pujols (HOF).. not sure about anybody else on that team but wow! Great battles is right.

[@TexasPsychoK]

joe jones I miss those days, haha. So do you. I wonder how the Cards and Astros said, we're enemies! We won't see better, and as a Houston guy, I truly liked watching them fight it out, and rooted for the winner. Carpenter, a young Wainwright, Oswalt, lots of guys! We won't get that again, will we?

[@buddaman200522]

One will hope it could be that great again but then again don't think so.

[@lucasmann2308]

12 years where does time go? great time to be a baseball fan! games like this are why i love baseball

[@dominicandrew4863]

The best Cardinals team ever. Shocked they didn't win the World Series

[@charliebobandas6794]

Definitely not the best lmao. But they were damn good.

[@sdsmt99]

​@@charliebobandas6794definitely the best in my lifetime. they absolutely crushed everyone from late May until the end of the year after going about .500 over the first 50 games. They really didn't stop until June of 2006. It's a shame. Should have won 04 and 05, those were better teams than 06.

[@callofduty4nut]

This series was the best I'd ever seen until the 2011 World Series. It still makes me sad that this team couldn't finish the deal against Boston...but they have won 2 titles and appeared in 3 more WS since then, and they have another amazing team on paper this year, so I guess it's ok...

[@wade5307]

Both LCS series were absolute classics that year. This series saw the home team win every game, and it was a battle right to the end…with the Cards eventually clinching their first pennant in 17 years. Of course in the ALCS the Red Sox exorcised their playoff demons, erasing a seemingly insurmountable 3-0 deficit to beat their nemesis the Yankees.

[@BaseFury]

Jimmy. Fucking. Baseball. What a joy to watch.

[@pandersonnike]

It's about time MLB started uploading classic games. This stuff is amazing to watch when October nears.

[@hadmiar8]

edmonds crushed that ball. I'll never forget watching that game.

[@anthonybaker2749]

This roster was amazing.

[@bassfunkmaster85]

Jim Edmonds looks like he's Kurt Warner's long lost brother lol. He was one of the most exciting players I've ever watched, swinging the bat and using the glove

[@futuregohan4837]

LOL If Kurt Warner Played Baseball Brilliant

[@Cheryltwin2012]

For my money, Mike Matheny was the toughest man in baseball. On May 26, 1998 while he was playing for Milwaukee, he took a fastball to the mouth and didn't even go down. He just stood there spitting out blood and teeth. He caught all ten innings of the game the next night. They don't call him Iron Mike for nothing. Having him as a manager has been great for the Cards, too.

[@adawg2015]

Unfortunately Mike couldn’t win us a World Championship.

[@dipsetny9291]

Edmonds always had a pretty ass swing.

[@cangri1788]

Brennaman: "Edmonds hit 42 home runs during the regular seaAND WE ARE GOING TO GAME 7 IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!"

[@AlanFernandoGamino]

Great call, but it still hurts me if we wouldn't faced Boston for the World Series... Astros 4 life!

[@bradyrhodess]

Alan Gamino welllllllllll

[@thediehardarkansasrazorbak7288]

@MANCHESTER UNITED F.C I beg the differ

[@daletag]

@user-gu4tv4hp6s Um, yeah.... there's only 194 countries on this planet so I smell BS in your post.

[@Cheryltwin2012]

This was always one of the most exciting games I've ever seen. Only Game 6 of the 2011 WS was more exciting. This was the Cards swan song in 2004 because they got swept by the Red Sox in the WS. This was the team that won 105 games in the regular season and we couldn't do anything against the Sox. That always made me mad. But when Edmonds hit that homer, I can still remember jumping up and down in front of my TV. I was so excited, I called my sister at work to tell her. What a clutch homer that was by Edmonds!

[@BobJohnson-ml3ey]

Was there ever more dramatic and entertaining postseasons than the 2003/2004 championship series from both leagues? Red Sox and Yanks going 7 (Twice) and then Marlins/Cubs and Astros/Cardinals both going 7. A really great time for baseball.

[@rocknrallsoul94rockero4]

BobJohnson1981 this was imo the last greatest moments in baseball before it got lame but now it got cool again last season and this have been fun to watch the playoffs

[@Kreege]

the 2005 NLCS was pretty damn good too.

[@pecaust]

Amazing how they booed Carlos, but now he is so loved. Go CARDS!!

[@angelmacias2084]

And I love how he gets booed now again

[@Wanderlust598]

The Cardinals, Astros and yes, the Cubs, had some real talent in the early to mid 2000s. Miss this rivalry

[@MrMfrey]

I agree, that year in 2004 both LCS were amazing.

[@HokeySpokey]

I was there. Just an awkward 7th grader with his mom. We sat in the first row of the upper deck in LF and I started to get sick from looking down a bunch and so by the end of the game I was feeling super nauseous and wanted to leave, but there was no way I was walking out early on a game like this. So glad I stayed and got to see the end of this.

[@1burnman]

Awesome

[@amsalek]

Good god media, let the man celebrate with his teammates.

[@NickDGass]

I was at this game in the second row behind first base. Everybody in our section jumped on top of their seats after Edmonds' home run. A truly memorable moment.

[@TheDjtheft]

God we were strong in 2004...to bad we ran into the team of destiny in the WS

[@jbobbster]

Anybody notice the Fox guy at the end grabbing at Edmonds for an interview, WHILE he was still celebrating with his teammates? I thought the custom was for the interviewer to wait until after the guy celebrates with his teammates. Then, you call the player. You don't drag him away from his celebration just for an interview.

[@juanloko2]

3:01:10 for the walk off homer. You're welcome.

[@christopheraparicio4482]

Thank You my friend.

[@TheFaithfulAtheist]

You're doing God's work.

[@JOK3RC4RDx]

If they wanna skip to it that bad just youtube edmond walk off hr lol

[@marcoperez7330]

This Cardinals team was loaded

[@lucasmann2308]

the cards & Astros had some classic games in the early to mid 2000's

[@beve19881]

This video made me miss old busch :'(

[@hadmiar8]

3:01:07 is when edmond rips the homer

[@BarrCode674]

2:57:58 I miss when FOX used that graphic.

[@jacobrichardson1952]

I miss the old FOX

[@thabeaststl3703]

@@jacobrichardson1952 I miss NHL on FOX too...

[@jacobrichardson1952]

@@thabeaststl3703 I literally forgot that FOX did NHL when I was little.

[@travisp5747]

What years did they do NHL? I do not remember that lol

[@johnmack3497]

Edmonds 42 Home Runs... there goes another. Once that ball was it it was going out

[@petepyeatt6909]

Stros should have left Lidge in the game until his arm fell off. He was untouchable in the 2004 postseason (not 2005 though).

[@Cheryltwin2012]

Two people don't like this? How can you NOT like a walk off home run for the Cardinals?

[@1danrobbins]

Probably a Cubs fan. When your team can't find its way to a World Series you have to run down your competition in an effort to feel better about your choice of a loser.

[@hadmiar8]

Dan Robbins It could be anyone. A Cubs fan, Reds fan, Pirates fan, *Astros fan*.

[@Brucefulness]

Remember that time that Jeff Kent and Barry Bonds got in a fight in the dugout during a game?

[@KDeezy95]

I was at this game!!! What a moment

[@aceinthehole1222]

Hot damn I love baseball.

[@cards1985]

The Cardinals and the Astros had a great run through that period. Too bad Houston is in the AL now.

[@Oz2460]

Awesome stuff! Thanks to MLB for allowing it to be posted for free.

[@thomasjcox]

Bruntlett the first unassisted triple play!

[@jerodc10]

Matty Mo ! Wish he would have stuck around to get that ring in 06

[@absalom0412]

Edmonds had the second best swing behind Ken Griffey Jr.

[@TheWileycyote95]

Yeah. The thing is that the Red Sox and the Yankees were considered good baseball and good TV. The Cardinals and Astros were considered good baseball but not good TV.

[@chrisacevedo9621]

Gottta love old time fox and baseball :)

[@mrmet375]

and they say on mlb network he aint a hall of famer what hands down hall of famer lets not get into those crazy plays i will be here for years the hitting showed it here

[@timbartschwolfman]

2:57:59 Ticker appears at bottom of the screen informing Yankees and Red Sox Fans in New England and New York that they will be going to Game 7 of the ALCS

[@deiradinn]

From a Cardinals fan, much rather have a rivalry with the Astros than the damn Reds, that's for sure.

[@TheJackson916]

as an Astros fan... it hurts me to see how far this team has fallen.

[@jonesjw79]

How you feeling now?

[@chandleralford8523]

There seems to be a video in your ads

[@mikewarden57]

Such wonderful memories. And now, the Cardinals are at a crossroads....they're playing horribly....something has to give....and it may be Matheny's job.

[@lcrossmk8563]

13:34 Don't let that distract you from the fact that the Cardinals still led those games and could have won--at least until they ran into Beltran.

[@hmhm856]

Shame that these two teams did not face each other in the 2001 NLCS

[@bigblue9996]

If the Yankees never blew the ALCS, they probably would have been crushed by the Cardinals.

[@juanloko2]

Doubt it. If the Yankees took Boston to Game 7 in consecutive ALCS', I'm pretty sure Yankees or Red Sox, the Cardinals would've still lost.

[@CardinalGator]

^No, 105-win Cardinals vs. 100-win Yankees would have been an epic and even-handed Series. But the Yankees blew the 3-0 lead and the Red Sox had too much momentum.

[@buddaman200522]

Gameshowboy 92 The Red Sox got hot quick and didn't cool down.

[@abulger8425]

DVJFan, you’re an idiot. The 2004 Yankees had one of the best offenses of all time & a great rotation

[@charliebobandas6794]

@@juanloko2 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣. Nope we would have definitely won. The only reason the Red Sox won was because of that fake destiny voodoo being down 3-0 in the ALCS coming back curse bull crap.

[@BarneyHunter12]

3:00:20 Edmonds steps to the plate

[@anthonyvo1963]

3:01:08 the best walk off homer ever made

[@billycausgrove9657]

Not even top 10 all-time

[@jjtrucker5950]

Jimmy Ballgame

[@BellGaming30]

Jim Edmond's walk-off home run: 3:00:40

[@cardinalbird5440]

Funny seeing Beltran steal on Matheny and now he manages him lol

[@Stlsportsfan158]

Where do you get these and any chance of uploading some cardinals 2004 regular season games that season was amazing?

[@AndreLVaughn]

Jimmy Baseball!!!!!!!

[@mgraystl636]

Can't help but think about the fact the Cards went on to get swept by the Red Sox. Then in the 2005 NLCS rematch the Astros won only to get swept by the White Sox. The simulation is real.

[@clarenceboddicker1162]

@2:31:53 I thought this ball was gone. I was sitting along the first baseline when he hit it and I was shocked. It died at the warning track. If that all been hit in July, it’s out.

[@KraussMoments]

Ohhhhh walk offs!!!!!

[@BaseballObsession27]

Ten years ago...man, so much has changed! (Two more titles for STL) and for Houston...let's not go there.

[@hankscorpio7767]

Mr.STL and for Houston...one embarrassing and one sided World Series birth LOL

[@billkarim9715]

Ah, the OTHER '04 LCS was no slouch either

[@wyattmann8157]

The Cardinals would have buried the Yankees in the WS that year. Thanks, Boston... 🙃

[@hmhm856]

Yankees had no business making the postseason in 2004. Boston should have won the AL East in 2004, while the AL Wild Card should have gone to a team from the AL West in 2004. Its just unreal how the MV3 just got shut down in the 2004 WS

[@kennethfutch5372]

The good OL Days. Its a Disgrace Dewitt has lost his hunger to Win another Championship.

[@philrivera1120]

Heartbreak

[@bigdbohnen]

Love how Brennaman ends the broadcast with "We'll See You Tomorrow Night"

[@angeldudefilmz]

Didn't Joe Buck say this when Freese hit that home run a couple of years ago? lol

[@bigdbohnen]

+Jay Chapel its actually a tribute to Jack Buck who originally coined the expression

[@zevolfearizona2113]

I miss baseball. Well, this kind I guess I need to say. Even coaching h.s baseball as a throwback gets disapproving looks and comments.

[@karenwirtz8336]

3:00:45 just what you need to see

[@nicobaby5404]

Biggio really went 0-6 what the fuck dude. How tf you cost your team like that

[@GarrisonHat]

1:15 Boo! Different shirt! Boo!

[@KNS1996DFS]

Let's add two teams to the American League and move the Astros back to the National League, where they belong.

[@rogermoses3785]

1:15:15 watch Pujols run!!!! haha

[@martinmendoza1492]

3:01:12-3:01:13-3:01:14

[@Andrewlong846]

Jim Edmonds> Mike Trout

[@hmhm856]

Almost a decade since your comment, do you still stand by your comment?

[@thecat627]

Hi

[@Bluecomet489]

3:01:10

[@valoguy]

No one cared about the NLCS at this point lol

[@PlightOfAMan]

Everyone was on roids

[@natalliaf6387]

Michelle "Moo'Shell" Massive Mike LaVaughn Robinson Sotero Obama/Oprah 2024

[@AlanFernandoGamino]

I always hated the Cardinals since they started to became cheaters since [1985 - Present].

[@joecorrero6763]

Must be a cubs fan

[@davidbarger3786]

Ahahahahaha *breathes in* ahahahahahaha! Oh my did this comment backfire on you.

[@charliebobandas6794]

Cheaters. You mean how the Cardinals should have won in 1985 if not for a dumb dumb blown call at first base in game 6?

[@heyitsryans95]

3:01:06