Jim Edmonds signs with the Brewers

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Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

[ELCABALLO45]

Strange, I don't remember that series at all.

[Andy]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

Ditto. My all-time favorite 'statement series'.

[Banedon]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

That was a great series, but it doesn't top the 5 game Cards set for me.

[erik316wttn]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

I was at the final game with my brother. All the Brewers fans started clearing out in about the 7th inning. It was awesome to have about 10,000 Cubs fans all chanting "sweep sweep sweep sweep" in the bottom of the 9th.

 

That is, bar none, my favorite game that I've ever been to, eclipsing one of the Brewers/Cubs games in early September 2003.

[Roast]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

[erik316wttn]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

 

Huh? I never said that.

 

I said the GAME was my favorite... not Edmonds.

[SouthSideRyan]

He's my favorite of all time.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

You, sir, have lost your mind. He will forever be a Cub.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

 

when I read this, I thought southside must have said it.

 

It's the ironic hipster in him, sort of the same reason why he pretends Bradley is a good guy.

[Eephus Speed]

Hall of Famer.

 

Yes. Career WAR of 66.6 (so far).

[SouthSideRyan]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

 

when I read this, I thought southside must have said it.

 

It's the ironic hipster in him, sort of the same reason why he pretends Bradley is a good guy.

 

Haha, an ironic hipster. You've sure got me pegged.

 

And I've never said Bradley was a good guy, I think he's an interesting person and probably more intelligent than most other ballplayers. He has serious issues that have helped him get in the way of himself along the way.

 

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

[jersey cubs fan]

I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

 

when I read this, I thought southside must have said it.

 

It's the ironic hipster in him, sort of the same reason why he pretends Bradley is a good guy.

 

Haha, an ironic hipster. You've sure got me pegged.

 

And I've never said Bradley was a good guy, I think he's an interesting person and probably more intelligent than most other ballplayers. He has serious issues that have helped him get in the way of himself along the way.

 

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

 

And because so many people had a hard time accepting him. Admit it.

 

JUST ADMIT IT!!!

[Ski]

I was listening to the final game of that series while driving down to Chicago. My dad made fun of me for being so giddy after that grand slam was hit.

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Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

That was a great series, but it doesn't top the 5 game Cards set for me.

 

could go either way. i think the cards series was more dramatic and magical, but that brewers series was so fuckin fun.

 

we were struggling big time heading into that series, we had just blown a big lead in the division and let the brewers back to within one game, and most of us were hoping for a split. then they walk into miller park and just rape them for 4 straight games to push the lead back to 5.

 

i still remember brian anderson saying "mercy, mercy" at the end of game 4 when the cubs were still hitting bombs all over the place.

 

that was the most confident i've ever been about a cubs team in my entire life.

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I don't get someone who was a cub for all of 85 games can be someones "favorite" of all time.

 

when I read this, I thought southside must have said it.

 

It's the ironic hipster in him, sort of the same reason why he pretends Bradley is a good guy.

 

i don't think any of bradley's public issues make him a bad person.

[UMFan83]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

That was a great series, but it doesn't top the 5 game Cards set for me.

 

Agreed. 2003's was better. From Mark Prior dominating the crap out of the Cards in the first game, to Sosa hitting a walkoff in the second, to Alou getting screwed and Alf bumping the ump unintentionally because he didn't realize how fat he was, from coming down from 6-0 in the 4th game, to winning an Estes start in the 5th game, that was the ultimate series.

 

The 2008 series was more of a smackdown, which was nice and had a lot of drama because the Cubs were in a big slump and allowed the Brewers to tie them in the standings 2 days before, but because it was a smackdown, it didn't have the drama of the 2003 series, plus it wasn't at the end of the season plus it wasn't against the Cardinals.

[David]

I was at 4 of those 9 games.

 

 

I want to say 08 was better just because that team was so much better than the 03 team, but both were amazing and pretty big in terms of deciding our fates both years.

[Cubbie Swagger]

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

Word.

[Andy]

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

Word.

Yeah, I fully endorse that post as well. There was a point in late August I believe where Edmonds's Cubs slugging percentage would've led all of baseball if it had been eligible by itself. That's nuts.

[XZero771679666304]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

That was a great series, but it doesn't top the 5 game Cards set for me.

 

could go either way. i think the cards series was more dramatic and magical, but that brewers series was so [expletive] fun.

 

we were struggling big time heading into that series, we had just blown a big lead in the division and let the brewers back to within one game, and most of us were hoping for a split. then they walk into miller park and just rape them for 4 straight games to push the lead back to 5.

 

i still remember brian anderson saying "mercy, mercy" at the end of game 4 when the cubs were still hitting bombs all over the place.

 

that was the most confident i've ever been about a cubs team in my entire life.

 

I think it was "uncle", after Kosuke hit a second decker.

 

Yeah, that series was bad ass. I thought it was going to be a tight series after the first game, but fortunately it wasn't.

[XZero771679666304]

Wasn't it against the Brewers in 2008 when Edmonds got a fastball thrown at his head for homering twice? I think it was at Miller Park when he hit the grand slam and the other homer. And it was Gagne, right?

 

Interesting.

 

Was that the last game of the 4-game sweep right at the end of July where the Cubs won in a blowout?

 

my favorite regular season series of all time. it topped the 5 game set against the cards in 2003

 

That was a great series, but it doesn't top the 5 game Cards set for me.

 

Agreed. 2003's was better. From Mark Prior dominating the crap out of the Cards in the first game, to Sosa hitting a walkoff in the second, to Alou getting screwed and Alf bumping the ump unintentionally because he didn't realize how fat he was, from coming down from 6-0 in the 4th game, to winning an Estes start in the 5th game, that was the ultimate series.

 

The 2008 series was more of a smackdown, which was nice and had a lot of drama because the Cubs were in a big slump and allowed the Brewers to tie them in the standings 2 days before, but because it was a smackdown, it didn't have the drama of the 2003 series, plus it wasn't at the end of the season plus it wasn't against the Cardinals.

 

What was it Stone said after that series? IIRC, it was "the Cardinals came into this series thinking they were the better team, and they left knowing they weren't."

 

I loved that at the time.

[erik316wttn]

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

Word.

Yeah, I fully endorse that post as well. There was a point in late August I believe where Edmonds's Cubs slugging percentage would've led all of baseball if it had been eligible by itself. That's nuts.

 

And I was one of the many who was upset that the Cubs had signed him. I've never seen anyone get that hot for that long. It's like Edmonds always got a clutch hit for us when we needed it .

[Cubswin11]

Jim Edmonds is my favorite Cub because he was a key part of the best Cubs team of my life, came in as a midseason replacement, and played like a total [expletive] bad ass. And he did it all with the motivation of sticking it to our arch rival.

Word.

Yeah, I fully endorse that post as well. There was a point in late August I believe where Edmonds's Cubs slugging percentage would've led all of baseball if it had been eligible by itself. That's nuts.

 

And I was one of the many who was upset that the Cubs had signed him. I've never seen anyone get that hot for that long. It's like Edmonds always got a clutch hit for us when we needed it .

The fact the 2008 team still didn't win at least one playoff game (if not a series) still drives me [expletive] crazy.