7/15 CUBS (Marquis) vs. Astros (Rodriguez), 1:20 PM CT, WGN

[Butterscup1679666578]

Two W's to start the second half, let's complete the sweep!

 

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Jason Marquis

6-5

3.67 ERA/1.26 WHIP

62 K/41 BB

 

vs.

 

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Wandy Rodriguez

6-7

3.87 ERA/1.18 WHIP

90 K/26 BB

 

 

Go Cubs Go!

[Roast]

Hahaha, awesome picture for a guy with a really really terrible name.

 

Seriously, what the hell were his parents thinking.

[otis89]

Win again, por favor.

[TruffleShuffle]

uh oh, soft-tossing lefty alert

[otis89]

Magic Wandy

 

Ha! I got it in first! :P

[Warren Brusstar]

uh oh, soft-tossing lefty alert

 

Wandy's thrown 16 consecutive scoreless innings coming into tomorrow. Nine innings of shutout baseball v. NYM, seven innings of shutout baseball v. COL.

 

Ugh.

Edited July 14, 2007 by Warren Brusstar

[CyHawk_Cub]

uh oh, soft-tossing lefty alert

 

Uh huh...that's why beating Roy's brains in was so big...

[Roast]

I said it before the series started, and i'll say it again. No worries about the first game and we always own oswalt, but Wandy is going to own us.

 

I hope i'm wrong.

[Outshined_One]

Magic Wandy

 

Ha! I got it in first! :P

 

Bastard!!

 

Let's hope Jock sits this game out.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Wandy looks like a sick catfish.

[Warren Brusstar]

Magic Wandy

 

Ha! I got it in first! :P

 

Bastard!!

 

Let's hope Jock sits this game out.

 

I don't think Piniella has started Jock v. a LHP since April. He isn't Dusty. I wouldn't worry too much about that. Pagan in CF, Derosa in RF.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Just win, bitches.

[Outshined_One]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

[Mizzou]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 43 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

Well that's encouraging. Hasn't Wandy pitched really well against the Cubs in the past?

[Lockes Eye Scar]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

 

Almost as bad as Ervin Santana

 

 I Split         G  GS GF  W  L  S CG SHO   IP    ERA   H   R   ER HR  BB IBB  SO HBP
+-+------------+---+--+--+--+--+--+--+---+-----+------+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+
  Home           8  8  0  4  2  0  0   0  52.2   3.42  52  22  20  6  14   0  38   3 
  Away          10 10  0  1  8  0  0   0  51.1   8.59  70  53  49 17  24   2  45   4 

Edited July 14, 2007 by Locke's Eye Scar

[Outshined_One]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 43 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

Well that's encouraging. Hasn't Wandy pitched really well against the Cubs in the past?

 

Derrek Lee and (oddly enough) Jason Marquis have hit him pretty hard.

[TruffleShuffle]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 43 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

Well that's encouraging. Hasn't Wandy pitched really well against the Cubs in the past?

 

No... 30.2 IP, 31 H, 16 ER, 11 BB, 16 K... 2-3 record, 4.70 ERA.

[Mizzou]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 43 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

Well that's encouraging. Hasn't Wandy pitched really well against the Cubs in the past?

 

No... 30.2 IP, 31 H, 16 ER, 11 BB, 16 K... 2-3 record, 4.70 ERA.

Hmm, I guess I was thinking of someone else. Thanks for digging up the stats!

[Roast]

Anyone see Wandy's home/road splits this season?

 

Home: 5-2, 1.81 ERA, 59.2 IP, 9 GS, 43 H, 4 HR, 12 BB, 51 K, .202 BAA

Away: 1-5, 6.60 ERA, 45.0 IP, 8 GS, 8 HR, 14 BB, 39 K, .296 BAA

 

:shock:

Well that's encouraging. Hasn't Wandy pitched really well against the Cubs in the past?

 

No... 30.2 IP, 31 H, 16 ER, 11 BB, 16 K... 2-3 record, 4.70 ERA.

Hmm, I guess I was thinking of someone else. Thanks for digging up the stats!

 

You're probably thinking of Backe.

 

Although, you're right, it still feels like Wandy owns us.

[badger1679666666]

Just win, bitches.

 

I see you're committed to integrating "bitches" into 95% of your game thread posts. :lol: Just sticking with something that's working?

[Outshined_One]

You're probably thinking of Backe.

 

Happily, he's out until 2008.

[TruffleShuffle]

On the other side, Marquis has been good against Biggio, Everett (no help there), Ausmus, Burke and Lamb.

 

He's gotten destroyed by Berkman (586/692/897/1589 in 29 AB); Carlos Lee (1.182 OPS) and Ensberg (1.229 OPS) also beat him up pretty good.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Just win, bitches.

 

I see you're committed to integrating "bitches" into 95% of your game thread posts. :lol: Just sticking with something that's working?

 

I posted that tag line in the game immediately following the Texas series. I'm not gonna mess with the mojo.

[TysonCBulls423]

I really hope we'll see Ward get a start in RF tomorrow. I'm hoping the lineup looks like this...

 

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Ward

DeRosa

Pagan

Soto

Marquis

 

Lineup needs some pop with the wind blowing out again (atleast I believe).

 

Go Cubs Go!

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

I really hope we'll see Ward get a start in RF tomorrow. I'm hoping the lineup looks like this...

 

Soriano

Theriot

Lee

Ramirez

Ward

DeRosa

Pagan

Soto

Marquis

 

Lineup needs some pop with the wind blowing out again (atleast I believe).

 

Go Cubs Go!

 

With a left-hander on the mound, I'd rather DeRosa get the start in RF. Theriot at SS, and Fontenot at second.