2005 Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park October 2 - Last Game of the Season
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- Опубликовано: 12 фев 2019
- 2005 Chicago Cubs vs Houston Astros October 2 - Last Game of the Season
Starting Lineups
Cubs
1 Corey Patterson CF
2 Jose Macias 2B
3 Derrek Lee 1B
4 Nomar Garciaparra 3B
5 Jeromy Burnitz RF
6 Michael Barrett C
7 Matt Murton LF
8 Neifi Perez SS
9 Greg Maddux P
Ben Grieve
Michael Wuertz
Will Ohman
Jermaine Van Buren
Rich Hill
Todd Walker
Ryan Theriot
Astros
1 Craig Biggio 2B
2 Willy Taveras CF
3 Morgan Ensberg 3B
4 Lance Berkman LF
5 Mike Lamb 1B
6 Jason Lane RF
7 Brad Ausmus C
8 Adam Everett SS
9 Roy Oswalt P
Chris Burke
Eric Bruntlett
Jeff Bagwell
Charles Gipson
Chad Qualls
Dan Wheeler
Orlando Palmeiro
Brad Lidge
Umpires: HP - Phil Cuzzi, 1B - Jerry Crawford, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - CB Bucknor. 
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Very important game for the Astros. They would go to their first world series in franchise history that year. 12 years later, they would finally win it.
I remember this game and the 3 previous ones very well, going into this series the Astros needed a split to get in the playoffs which you would think that going in it wouldn’t be an issue but the Cubs won the first one even though it was pretty close. Game 2 had Lidge blow his first save in 3 months and to make matters worse the Phillies won their game so the pressure was on the Astros for the last 2. Thankfully Clemens would shut the Cubs down in Game 3 3-1 which forced a win and in situation for the ‘Stros and you guys can figure out the rest.
For the second consecutive season, the Astros clinch the NL Wild Card on game 162 at home. 2004 against the Rockies with the Giants chasing the Astros, and 2005 against the Cubs with the Phillies chasing the Astros
In 2004, Astros were very disappointing, until their final 46 games when they went 36-10 to make the postseason.
In 2005, the Astros offense was horrendous due to all the injuries to key players like Bagwell and Berkman and the departure of Beltran after 2004, and the Astros started the season 15 games under .500 with a record of 16-31.
Astros got shut-out 17 times during the regular season and once during the postseason (game 4 of the 2005 World Series against the WSOX)
Astros surprisingly turned their 2005 season around and became the second team in MLB history to make the postseason after being down 15+ games under .500
The first team to make the postseason after being down 15+ games under .500 were the 1914 Boston Braves, who were 16 games under .500, and then won the World Series when they swept the Philadelphia Athletics. The Miracle Braves
Astros also made the World Series in 2005, but they got swept by the WSOX
The Athletics this 2005 season were also 15 games under .500 (17-32) and they too almost made the postseason in 2005, but they struggled in September.
Both in 2004 and 2005, the Astros were a SENSATIONAL HOME TEAM. In 2004, the Astros won 22 of their last 23 home games (including the postseason home games).
In 2005, the Astros won an elite 53 home games in the regular season, as compared to a horrible 36-45 road record in 2005. Astros also won games 3 and 4 against the Braves in Houston. The Astros also won games 3 and 4 against the Cards. The Astros should have also won game 5 against the Cards had it not been for Lidge self-destruction Pujols home run.
Astros did lose game 3 and game 4 against the WSOX, but that was because MLB ordered the Astros to play with the roof open in the World Series.
Astros had SENSATIONAL homefield advantage in late 2004 and the whole 2005 season when the roof was closed.
With Oswalt winning today, it was his 20th win of the 2005 season. Oswalt also won 20 games in 2004.
He won 19 games in 2002, and he could have won 20 games, but he lost his final start of the 2002 season.
I can't believe this was 15 years ago. I also can't believe Len Kasper has been with the team for so long either.
I watched a ton of games during the 2005 season. I really liked this team. D. Lee had a monster year.
YaowBucketHEAD Derrek Lee flirted with a Triple Crown for part of the season. Probably the best non-Sammy season for a Cub in the last 40 years. Although you could argue Dawson in 88 or Bryant in 16 but D. Lee was a monster.
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I cant believe Maddux was not able to hold on in this game and play spoiler.
Since the Phillies won in game 162 against the Nationals, and had the Astros lost this game 162 against the Cubs, it would have been Phillies-Astros in a game 163 for the NL Wild Card on Monday October 03 in Philly
Cubs catcher Michael Barrett hitting a home run off Oswalt in the fifth inning; these two players had drama with each other in 2004 a couple of times when Oswalt hit Barrett with a pitch on purpose
Back when Lidge was throwing 98 MPH
It’s funny, Dusty Baker is now the Astros manager. Lol
Astros would pay later in the World Series with the Cubs' sibling, White Sox.
White Sox: don't worry Cubs, we'll get the Astros for this later, we Chicagoans stick together, nobody messes with the Cubs, but us!
Bunting is good in certain situations, not to begin a game. Biggio is on 2nd base, no outs, a hit anywhere within reason brings him home, why waste the out?
04 was soooo disappointing, and 05 was just as shit. Especially the sad departure from our hero boy Sosa and Lees disgusting year 🤦♂️