I’ve got a soft spot for Matt Clement because I had a beard like that in the early 2000s.
World Series worthy rotation
Oh what ~~could~~ have been.
Should*
2004 Maddux was still in Atl in 2003
Electric.
Best team in the MLB that year
**2004*** 😞
Crazy that no one ever taught Maddux how to cross his arms
That rotation was pure filth. Should’ve won a Series.
Pure sex.
These were the days man
“Oh that’s what we’re doing? We’re crossing our arms? Fine, hows that? Just take the damn picture.”
-Greg Maddux, probably
The Five Aces.
I remember them giving out Matt Clement soul patches at games for the first x amount of fans lol
This is THE pitching lineup for me.
Combo that with our 2016 batting order and that’s my favorite Cubs team.
And I loved the 2003 field guys.
Who did the pirates end up even getting for Clemente? Didn’t the cubs get Clemente and Aramis in the same trade? I’m guessing the prospects must’ve been busts since they never really mentioned it.
This will always be my favorite!
I was born in 2002 and only started to watch the cubs during their 2010 season when my dad got me into baseball so i didn’t get to see this glorious looking rotation, but what i know from my dad and watching and reading countless things about the Cubs i can hopefully name all but one of the people in this picture, Im pretty sure in the picture that their is Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Greg Maddox, And Big Z i cannot for the life of me figure out who the other guy is
The 2004 team was fucking stupidly good on paper by seasons end.
C Michael Barrett
1B Derrek Lee
2B Todd Walker
3B Aramis Ramirez
SS Nomar Garciapara – trade deadline grab
LF Alou
RF Sosa
CF probably was the only weak spot with a combo of Todd Hollandsworth/ Corey Patterson
And of course the best starting rotation on paper probably ever in Cubs history
The bullpen wasn’t great, but also wasn’t terrible. But on paper, this team was fucking stacked.
That was an amazing era to be a fan (minus the whole Wood or Prior tag-teaming with injuries part).
I was at the first three games that season in Cincinnati. Unfortunately we went 1-2, but it was still cool to see an entire series.
That was the only time I got to see Kerry and Maddux pitch in person, and was excited to see our then super prospect Corey Patterson hit a Homer.
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Big Z is the man
I’ve got a soft spot for Matt Clement because I had a beard like that in the early 2000s.
World Series worthy rotation
Oh what ~~could~~ have been.
Should*
2004 Maddux was still in Atl in 2003
Electric.
Best team in the MLB that year
**2004*** 😞
Crazy that no one ever taught Maddux how to cross his arms
That rotation was pure filth. Should’ve won a Series.
Pure sex.
These were the days man
“Oh that’s what we’re doing? We’re crossing our arms? Fine, hows that? Just take the damn picture.”
-Greg Maddux, probably
The Five Aces.
I remember them giving out Matt Clement soul patches at games for the first x amount of fans lol
This is THE pitching lineup for me.
Combo that with our 2016 batting order and that’s my favorite Cubs team.
And I loved the 2003 field guys.
Who did the pirates end up even getting for Clemente? Didn’t the cubs get Clemente and Aramis in the same trade? I’m guessing the prospects must’ve been busts since they never really mentioned it.
This will always be my favorite!
I was born in 2002 and only started to watch the cubs during their 2010 season when my dad got me into baseball so i didn’t get to see this glorious looking rotation, but what i know from my dad and watching and reading countless things about the Cubs i can hopefully name all but one of the people in this picture, Im pretty sure in the picture that their is Kerry Wood, Mark Prior, Greg Maddox, And Big Z i cannot for the life of me figure out who the other guy is
The 2004 team was fucking stupidly good on paper by seasons end.
C Michael Barrett
1B Derrek Lee
2B Todd Walker
3B Aramis Ramirez
SS Nomar Garciapara – trade deadline grab
LF Alou
RF Sosa
CF probably was the only weak spot with a combo of Todd Hollandsworth/ Corey Patterson
And of course the best starting rotation on paper probably ever in Cubs history
The bullpen wasn’t great, but also wasn’t terrible. But on paper, this team was fucking stacked.
That was an amazing era to be a fan (minus the whole Wood or Prior tag-teaming with injuries part).
I was at the first three games that season in Cincinnati. Unfortunately we went 1-2, but it was still cool to see an entire series.
That was the only time I got to see Kerry and Maddux pitch in person, and was excited to see our then super prospect Corey Patterson hit a Homer.
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