Dodgers sign FA 3B Bill Mueller....

[Laura]

It was also Mother's Day when the wind was blowing out at Wrigley in 2004 and the Cubs and Cards had a homer-fest that ended up getting wiped out by rain. That day has been a very strange one in Cub history.

 

IIRC, that was a cold day as well and the RF for the Cards ended up hurting himself pretty badly...his name escapes me... maybe Eli Marrero ?

That's the one. Ended up getting shipped to Atlanta that offseason in the deal that brought Ray King to STL, IIRC. Alou had two homers in that aborted game and I think Edmonds did as well. It was 11-9 Cardinals in the 4th when the game was called.

 

Mothers Day 2003 was the postponed game vs. the Cardinals. That game was made up in the September series at Wrigley when the Cubs took 4/5.

 

Mothers Day 2004 was vs. the Rockies. Cubs won in 13 innings in a game with 3 rain delays. Rusch picked up his first win as a Cub pitching in relief.

[Andy]

What is it with Mother's Day?

 

We play the Padres on Mother's Day 2006 at Wrigley...wonder what will happen then.

[JC]

Pirates got screwed. Mueller would have looked nice for them.

 

I understand that Mueller demanded that they go back to the pillbox hats.