Happy memories of 1984

[biittner77]

I remember the Cubs winning 3 out of 4 at Shea. The Cubs dropped game one of the series and the Mets fans were calling for a sweep.

 

Thad Bosley contributing what seemed like a lot of PH

 

Steve Stone Drinking a Budweiser and Harry Caray smoking a cigar after the Cubs clinched.

 

That time that Larry Bowa got a hit.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I remember the Cubs winning 3 out of 4 at Shea. The Cubs dropped game one of the series and the Mets fans were calling for a sweep.

 

Thad Bosley contributing what seemed like a lot of PH

 

Steve Stone Drinking a Budweiser and Harry Caray smoking a cigar after the Cubs clinched.

 

That time that Larry Bowa got a hit.

 

Say wha??? :shock:

[biittner77]

I remember the Cubs winning 3 out of 4 at Shea. The Cubs dropped game one of the series and the Mets fans were calling for a sweep.

 

Thad Bosley contributing what seemed like a lot of PH

 

Steve Stone Drinking a Budweiser and Harry Caray smoking a cigar after the Cubs clinched.

 

That time that Larry Bowa got a hit.

 

Say wha??? :shock:

 

I know it's hard to believe. I even looked it up to make sure but Larry Bowa did get a hit in 1984.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I know it's hard to believe. I even looked it up to make sure but Larry Bowa did get a hit in 1984.

 

I musta missed that game. I do remember Stoney with the Bud and Harry with the cigar. To me, that seemed like a sure sign of the apocalypse. Thad Bosley: now there's somebody who overachieved in a Cubs uniform.

[biittner77]

From memory the 1984 Cubs

 

Bob Dernier- had a career year

Ryne Sandberg- came 1 HR and 2 triples short of 20 HRs/ 20 doubles/ 20 Triples

Gary Matthews- his last days in the sun

Keith Czonk Moreland- and we complained about Sosa's defense

Leon Durham

Ron Cey

Jody Davis- catcher without a peer (though I thought it was beer which is a lot funnier)

Larry Bowa- and we call Pierre a slap hitter

 

Henry Cotto

Jay Johnstone

"Young" Dave Owen

Steve Lake

Richie "The Hacker" Hebner

Thad Bosley

Ron Hassey for about 5 minutes

Davey Lopes for about 10 minutes

 

Suttcliffe, Eckersley, Trout, Sanderson (can't remember the 5th starter, he was #44 Dave something)

Lee Smith

Tim Stoddard

George Frazier

Warren Brusstar

 

Can't remember the last guy out of the pen.

 

Chuck Rainey, Rick Rueschel, Dickie Noles?

[badgercub]

Richie Hebner, I thought he was known as he Grave Digger, not the Hacker.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

1984 Cubs. Doesn't really seem like it was that long ago...

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Richie Hebner, I thought he was known as he Grave Digger, not the Hacker.

 

He's lucky to be known at all.

[badgercub]

From memory the 1984 Cubs

 

Bob Dernier- had a career year

Ryne Sandberg- came 1 HR and 2 triples short of 20 HRs/ 20 doubles/ 20 Triples

Gary Matthews- his last days in the sun

Keith Czonk Moreland- and we complained about Sosa's defense

Leon Durham

Ron Cey

Jody Davis- catcher without a peer (though I thought it was beer which is a lot funnier)

Larry Bowa- and we call Pierre a slap hitter

 

Henry Cotto

Jay Johnstone

"Young" Dave Owen

Steve Lake

Richie "The Hacker" Hebner

Thad Bosley

Ron Hassey for about 5 minutes

Davey Lopes for about 10 minutes

 

Suttcliffe, Eckersley, Trout, Sanderson (can't remember the 5th starter, he was #44 Dave something)

Lee Smith

Tim Stoddard

George Frazier

Warren Brusstar

 

Can't remember the last guy out of the pen.

 

Chuck Rainey, Rick Rueschel, Dickie Noles?

 

I believe it was Dick Ruthven who was the other starter. And an obscure guy by the name of Rich Bordi, who I only remember because I have his autograph.

[biittner77]

From memory the 1984 Cubs

 

Bob Dernier- had a career year

Ryne Sandberg- came 1 HR and 2 triples short of 20 HRs/ 20 doubles/ 20 Triples

Gary Matthews- his last days in the sun

Keith Czonk Moreland- and we complained about Sosa's defense

Leon Durham

Ron Cey

Jody Davis- catcher without a peer (though I thought it was beer which is a lot funnier)

Larry Bowa- and we call Pierre a slap hitter

 

Henry Cotto

Jay Johnstone

"Young" Dave Owen

Steve Lake

Richie "The Hacker" Hebner

Thad Bosley

Ron Hassey for about 5 minutes

Davey Lopes for about 10 minutes

 

Suttcliffe, Eckersley, Trout, Sanderson (can't remember the 5th starter, he was #44 Dave something)

Lee Smith

Tim Stoddard

George Frazier

Warren Brusstar

 

Can't remember the last guy out of the pen.

 

Chuck Rainey, Rick Rueschel, Dickie Noles?

 

I believe it was Dick Ruthven who was the other starter. And an obscure guy by the name of Rich Bordi, who I only remember because I have his autograph.

 

I think I may have the other Rich Bordi autograph

[Shawon12]

I remember the Cubs winning 3 out of 4 at Shea. The Cubs dropped game one of the series and the Mets fans were calling for a sweep.

 

Thad Bosley contributing what seemed like a lot of PH

 

Steve Stone Drinking a Budweiser and Harry Caray smoking a cigar after the Cubs clinched.

 

That time that Larry Bowa got a hit.

 

I remember being depressed after game 1 of that Mets series. I think it put us 3.5 or 4.5 back. But we swept the DH on Saturday and won on Sunday.

 

..blowing off class to watch game 1 vs. the Padres was a great, (yet short) memory.

[rawaction]

Gary Matthews- his last days in the sun

 

Larry Bowa- and we call Pierre a slap hitter

 

That's because Bowa was just a slap swinger.

 

Matthews didn't need anymore days in the sun. He's darker than Charlie Murphy.

[ltb]

i wasn't born yet.

but i have my '84 nl east champions shirt on today.

[hardcorecubfan]

I was teaching in Venezuela and watched it in spanish, my Spanish improved greatly. that said is this injury to D. Lee that depressing that we have givin up on this season? *L* thinking of the good-ole-days.

 

I am still hoping for this year

[UncleDon]

Sutcliffe hitting a bomb in the playoffs.

[Stu]

That time that Larry Bowa got a hit.

 

Are you talking about that triple he hit at Wrigley against the Pirates? I think he came home then on a throwing error and flipped off the Pirates bench or one of the players, am I right?

[EricG]

I have the stadium give away pack of baseball cards from 1984 from game 4 of the sweep of the Mets.

[Stu]

Couple of others:

 

That quartet of Gary Woods, Sut, and I forget who else, recording that song. Hilarious.

 

Hary and his Cub fan, Bud man video.

 

that classic double header sweep of the Mets at Wrigley.

 

During the victory celebration in Pittsburgh, Harry is puffing on that cigar and he throws it down and yanks the Bud out of Stoney's hand and starts chugging it.

 

Lee Smith, when getting doused with champagne: "Oh man, not in the 'fro!"

 

I think too that was the year that a ball bounced crazily off of someone to turn into a game ending double play and Harry shouts: "The Good Lord wants the Cubs to win!" Classic.

[biittner77]

Couple of others:

 

That quartet of Gary Woods, Sut, and I forget who else, recording that song. Hilarious.

 

Hary and his Cub fan, Bud man video.

 

that classic double header sweep of the Mets at Wrigley.

 

During the victory celebration in Pittsburgh, Harry is puffing on that cigar and he throws it down and yanks the Bud out of Stoney's hand and starts chugging it.

 

Lee Smith, when getting doused with champagne: "Oh man, not in the 'fro!"

 

I think too that was the year that a ball bounced crazily off of someone to turn into a game ending double play and Harry shouts: "The Good Lord wants the Cubs to win!" Classic.

 

Jody Davis was one of those .... men in blue

 

sing it, Sut

[Hatman]

Sweet memories. Who will ever forget the Porfi Altamirano era...

[NCCubFan]

From memory the 1984 Cubs

 

Bob Dernier- had a career year

Ryne Sandberg- came 1 HR and 2 triples short of 20 HRs/ 20 doubles/ 20 Triples

Gary Matthews- his last days in the sun

Keith Czonk Moreland- and we complained about Sosa's defense

Leon Durham

Ron Cey

Jody Davis- catcher without a peer (though I thought it was beer which is a lot funnier)

Larry Bowa- and we call Pierre a slap hitter

 

Henry Cotto

Jay Johnstone

"Young" Dave Owen

Steve Lake

Richie "The Hacker" Hebner

Thad Bosley

Ron Hassey for about 5 minutes

Davey Lopes for about 10 minutes

 

Suttcliffe, Eckersley, Trout, Sanderson (can't remember the 5th starter, he was #44 Dave something)

Lee Smith

Tim Stoddard

George Frazier

Warren Brusstar

 

Can't remember the last guy out of the pen.

 

Chuck Rainey, Rick Rueschel, Dickie Noles?

 

I believe it was Dick Ruthven who was the other starter. And an obscure guy by the name of Rich Bordi, who I only remember because I have his autograph.

Ruthven actually had more starts than Sutcliffe (of course, the Cubs only had Sutcliffe for about half the year). Rainey (16) and Reuschel (14) also were fairly regular starters. Bordi pitched in 31 games, but only 7 were starts.