Cardinals @ Cubs 7/20/04 (The Pujols Game; 5-5, 3 HR)

[@kdavis508]

8:38 Ahh, it wouldn't be a mid-2000's Cubs game without a Mark Prior or Kerry Wood injury report...

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

If they weren’t injured cubs would have won 103 games and Sosa not being injured would have been hitting 45 HR 111 RBIs

[@Cwm368]

2004 Stl. I remember this team. Edmonds, Pujols, Scott Rolen. What a lineup. They went to world series.

[@josecolon-ih9no]

That 04 cards lineup was loaded

[@hmhm856]

And then Larry Walker added in August

[@josecolon-ih9no]

@@hmhm856 yes they added walker mid season trade

[@AngelSoto-bz2nv]

And they got swept in the series 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davemarxcanon]

I was at that game and the actual date is July 21, 2004. As a Cubs fan, kudos for Pujols for reaching 700 home runs.

[@cardinalsbaseballclassics]

No; it was July 20, 2004. Here's the boxscore: www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN200407200.shtml

[@davemarxcanon]

@@cardinalsbaseballclassics My bad. Thanks for correcting me.

[@reptiliandomination1]

I will never forget this game! This game made me a die hard cardinals fan 4 life.

[@Hardcoredawg420]

Fuck cardinals. Cardinal fans are so arrogant. Overrated team. I’m a Red Sox fan. I’m from philly

[@Fantasyfootballreaper]

Same!!!

[@danzemacabre8899]

Cubs st cards 10th inning Keith Hernandez hits a Homer to win it, loudest crowd ever I remember screaming " I don't believe it !" At the top of my lungs and I couldn't hear myself 8yrs old 1977 a diehard since. And yes you got to see one of the best eras of cards baseball. Some would say that the 40s was probably the best but we didn't get to witness that the stories from my grandad snd uncles though made me feel like I did at times. But I'm with you the 00s to 2014 was pretty awesome and Albert was and still is the best player I ever saw

[@Zcp105]

"Right now, you're looking at a team wearing the road grey uniform that has complete total supreme confidence that no matter what they face, they are going to win."

[@tomoris2037]

I was at this game with my two girls.... we were catching a lot of smack talk after the second inning. It was so sweet watching this comeback, and looking at those smack talking fans it their words!

[@j.s.thomasesquire2388]

Albert at his very finest. Fun times.

[@BaseFury]

When I moved back to Missouri in August 2003, I didn't know I would be in for the best baseball ever. I was born and raised in Ste. Genevieve, an hour south of Busch Stadium. 60's were cool...70's, eh. I left and was excited to come back. From 2003 to 2015, I was treated to baseball heaven. The opening of the new park and the World Series' wins....all the incredible highlights to come with it. This game was an early example. The game before it (called the Zambrano/Edmonds game) another. Sorry for rambling. But games like this make me smile. Thanks for your content. :)

[@snipz127]

Nah this is an awesome comment. I just moved to the Lou from Chicago. Huge Cards fan

[@falco2911]

10:43 Pujols PA #1 54:08 Pujols PA #2 1:27:56 Pujols PA #3 1:55:58 Pujols PA #4 2:27:50 Pujols PA #5

[@FiftyFiverr]

The hero we need, thank you.

[@colejames423]

11:07 - that made me chuckle... 'Yeah he's a .300+ hitter against this guy, but he hit's over .300 against everybody, so nothing special'

[@billycausgrove9657]

He sounds like a Albert Pujols hater

[@akbarlebowitz8151]

OMG!! You can see the whole brick backstop without any ad boards!! Damn I miss that.

[@lukehixon724]

I traveled out from Pittsburgh to see this game. My one and only time at Wrigley. One of the best games I ever saw live.

[@danzemacabre8899]

Damn you picked a good one! I grew up in Central Illinois I've been to both cities for this awesome rivalry countless times. Both cities travel well and it's usually 55% to 65% home team ratio. Stan the Man was born in Donora , pretty close to Pittsburgh right? I'd love to see a game in that beautiful park in the steel city

[@danzemacabre8899]

Pujols was our revenge for all those games that Sandberg lit us up

[@mattprestegaard531]

Man. Albert Pujols is a good hitter and a Cubs killer

[@thabeaststl3703]

He killed everybody!!!

[@snipz127]

Seeing Yadi in this game is unbelievable for me.

[@dhornjr1]

Did Jason Isringhausen ever record a 1-2-3 inning in his career?

[@cardinalsbaseballclassics]

I know that's a rhetorical question, but, yes. Several times.

[@blessd24]

19 year old me checked in on this game throughout the day while I mowed grass for a landscaping company. I remember geeking about it all day to my co-worker, who didn't care a bit.

[@powerpoint3990]

This was a great game!!! Maybe the BEST Albert ever had in a Cardinals uniform.

[@justinroark88]

Watched this game live, and I got to switch back and forth between the WGN and the FSN Midwest feeds throughout the game(live in Arkansas)

[@BaseFury]

I always loved how Zambrano was glossed over by lil Chippie. 😄

[@hmhm856]

2:15:24 What a blast by Taguchi

[@florgamary]

You are a God among ants! Thanks!

[@hmhm856]

Im surprised that this was the regular season finale between these 2 division rivals in 2004. Wow, so they played the finale on July 20, just a couple of days after the All Star Break

[@hmhm856]

Cardinals Classics, would you happen to have the following 2004 Cubs-Cardinals game = May 02, 2004 It was a 1-0 extra innings Cards victory in Busch, and a great pitching matchup between Zambrano and Morris, Pujols got ejected as well by Angel Hernandez. Just wondering.

[@JeffreydelosSantosINFP]

The machine!

[@tylerdecker6994]

My buddy was at the game cubs dugout. I told him Albert was the best player in baseball and they made fun of me.

[@raulgreen8369]

This was Chip Carry and Steve Stone last season with the Cubs on WGN-TV Channel 9 and Fox Sports Chicago, WCIU Channel 26. Chip joined his father Skip in Atlanta for then TBS/Turner South. Now the Braves are now on FOX Sports South .Len Kasper who was with the Marlins on FOX Sports Florida. Joined the Cubs on Channel 9,26 CSN/NBC SPORTS Chicago since '05-present.

[@matthewprestegaard1067]

Now Len Kasper is with the Chicago White Sox broadcast booth

[@cards1985]

Awesome Pujols! Cardinal Hall of Famer.

[@josephsarto689]

How does a regular season finale between division opponents occur in July?

[@Uzidoormanisemo]

How far did So Taguchi's home run go???

[@hmhm856]

LaTroy Hawkins sure had a memorable season for the Cubs in 2004

[@chrisuncleahmad789]

The Machine!

[@davidclemons9498]

And just this past Sunday, Pujols took his final AB against the Cubs and hit a 2 run bomb at Busch Stadium as the Cardinals beat them 2-0, so sweet

[@Nickrj3]

Were the cubs ever glad when Albert went to Anaheim.

[@creasdaddy]

What was the Cubs game where Pujols got ejected late in the game and Chip Caray celebrated the ejection?

[@chaddalrymple4834]

I'm a Cubs fan and this certainly buried their chances of making a comeback in the NL Central. Still the most disappointing Cubs season I have ever seen.

[@andrebond678]

And they was further behind in the NL Central and they also have a chance with the Wild Card and the final week of the season Cubs had a 1 1/2 game lead and have 7 games at home 4 vs Reds 3 vs Braves. Cubs lost 3 of 4 vs Reds and lost 2 of 3 vs Braves and the Cubs blew it and eliminated from postseason

[@andrebond678]

Cubs was up 8-2 and lost 11-8. And LaTroy Hawkins was furious with the umpire in the 9th inning when Hawkins complain the pitch and umpire call balls twice and the pitch was right in the middle and Hawkins screaming at the home plate umpire and he got tossed and Dusty Baker and the Cubs coaches staff try to get Hawkins out of the game and Hawkins got suspended few games

[@blessd24]

I totally forgot that Ray Lankford was on this team.

[@raulgreen8369]

Steve Stone who's now back in Chicago on the South side with CSN/NBC Sports Chicago/WGN-TV Channel 9, Channel 26, MY 50. Also pitched on the South side

[@7michaelg]

The Cubs just totally lacked any composure that whole year and crumbled under the pressure despite the fact that if they had a better attitude and played with better fundamentals, they could have had the wild card.

[@cardinalsbaseballclassics]

I don't know how much I agree with that assessment. After the '03 season, the top three teams in the NL Central all improved. The Cubs, who had won the Division in 2003 with an 88-74 record (the worst record of all 8 playoff teams) added Greg Maddux, Derrek Lee, Michael Barrett, Ryan Dempster, Todd Hollandsworth, LaTroy Hawkins, and Kent Mercker, to a team that already had Sammy Sosa, Aramis Ramirez, Mark Prior, and Kerry Wood. The Astros added Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte to a rotation that already had Roy Oswalt, and then in June, they added Carlos Beltran to a lineup that already had Lance Berkman, Jeff Bagwell, Craig Biggio, and Jeff Kent. The Cardinals, though, added Reggie Sanders, Jason Marquis, Ray King, Tony Womack, Jeff Suppan, Chris Carpenter, and Julian Tavarez, then got Larry Walker in early August to compliment a team that already had Scott Rolen, Jim Edmonds, Albert Pujols, Edgar Renteria, and Woody Williams. The '04 Cubs weren't a team that underperformed - they were a decent team with two overworked horses (Prior and Wood) at the top of their rotation. They didn't flop, they just got stuck behind a really good team (Houston), and a great team (St. Louis), in their division.

[@7michaelg]

Cardinals Baseball Classics I think that’s a valid point, but the Cubs had a 19-30 record in 1 run games. They also went 2-7 in their final 9 games. The ‘03 Cubs got hot in the final month while the ‘04 Cubs went ice cold when it mattered the most. Anecdotally, the Cubs struggles with fundamentals all year but especially in the second half. Their talent got them to 89 wins but a focus on fundamentals probably gets them to 94-95 wins. The Astros went 36-10 in their final 46 games and passed the Cubs. You have to give Houston credit, but the Cubs played poorly enough to let themselves get caught

[@erikhernandez9118]

Good points on both sides but the general lack of mental toughness and composure particularly at 2:34:44 says it all. This team also consisted of guys calling the announcers booth during games and trying to get Steve Stone and Chip Caray banned from team flights. Look at the Cubs roster from 2003 to 2004. It was so much stronger but lack of discipline and some injuries doomed them. I tend to think Joe Borowski getting hurt and relying on Hawkins to close was also a major difference.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

2:45:05 embarrassing for the cubs to lose. Worse than Wood and Zambrano’s meltdowns.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

2:44:42

[@Nickrj3]

Cards score 9 unanswered runs and Latroy blames it on the umpire.

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

2:45:33 Latroy was such a childish punk in that game.

[@gabrielwendell925]

hopefully he finds another team for 1 more year farewell tour

[@thabeaststl3703]

They talked a lot about a roided up Bonds a lot!!! Pujols should have another 2 or 3 MVPs if not for the roided up Bonds...just saying.....facts....

[@hmhm856]

Well, if you want to see who should have won NL MVP during those Bonds 2001-2002-2003-2004 seasons, then lets see, if we take Bonds out of the equation 2001 = Luis Gonzalez of Arizona should have won it. I wont mention Sammy, since hes probably in the same area as Bonds in terms of allegations 2002 = I would have given it to Vladimir Guerrero or Jeff Kent. Expos had a winning record in 2002, despite all those extreme financial limitations. 2003 = I would have given it to Javy Lopez, with the catcher-boost. 2004 = Adrian Beltre of the Dodgers. In my opinion, Edmonds and Rolen ahead of Pujols since they play a tougher defensive position (3B, CF) than Pujols (1B) in 2004.

[@thabeaststl3703]

@@hmhm856 I will agree with some of what you said, but the baseball writers did not. To your points in 2001 Albert finished 4th in voting to Bonds, Sosa and Gonzalez (I liked Luis a lot, but his stats very much make him a user in those days) so Albert finished 4th.... in 2004 Beltre was in front of him and that was the year of the MV3 with Rolen and Edmonds (that was a fun year for us Cards fans). Those three all stole votes from each other. In 2002 and 2003 he finished 2nd to Bonds in MVP voting. While my opinion of Albert may be skewed I don't think it's out of the question Albert could have at least two more MVPs.

[@brendanchwascinski2310]

The Cubs sucked

[@nicholasmedovich8691]

2:52:16