5/17 Phillies (Halladay) @ Cubs (Volstad) - 7:05 pm CDT, WGN

[haubrich91]

(19-19) Philadelphia Phillies @ (15-22) Chicago Cubs

 

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Roy Halladay

3-3, 3.20 ERA

Career vs. Cubs: 1-5, with a 3.75 ERA in six starts. 36 IP, 28 K and 4 BB.

 

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Chris Volstad

0-5, 6.92 ERA

Career vs. Phillies: 2-5, with a 5.89 ERA in 13 starts. 70.1 IP, 49 K and 26 BB.

 

The Cubs have always seemed to have Roy Halladay's number. Back on April 27th, the Cubs handed Halladay yet another loss as they seemed very comfortable at the plate against him. On the Cubs side of things, Chris Volstad attempts to get his first win as a Cub for the eighth time. He has a ton of experience going against this team being with the Marlins for the first four years of his career. Could this be his last start? Manager Dale Sveum has admitted he's thinking about changing the rotation.

 

Go Cubs.

[InconspicuousZ28]

Wagers on which inning will be the Inning of Doom?

 

I think he'll end this one early.....I'm going with the 2nd inning.

[Rizzo Smash]

Roy Halladay vs Chris Volstad

Typical "lol blowout" matchup on paper that the Cubs will win 10-2.

[Little Slide Rooter]

We tend to have good luck againt Halladay, but everyone tends to have good luck against Volstad, so who knows.

[Smack]

No way we win this game. So I'm going to go ahead and predict a victory.

[UMFan83]

Just FYI, these are the Cubs pitchers that started the games that we've won facing Roy Halladay:

 

Sergio Mitre

Jason Marquis

Tom Gorzelanny

Rodrigo Lopez

Paul Maholm

 

The 1 time he beat us:

 

Carlos Zambrano

[Smack]

Just FYI, these are the Cubs pitchers that started the games that we've won facing Roy Halladay:

 

Sergio Mitre

Jason Marquis

Tom Gorzelanny

Rodrigo Lopez

Paul Maholm

 

The 1 time he beat us:

 

Carlos Zambrano

 

Haha, that's like a who's who of bum pitchers.

[jersey cubs fan]

Just FYI, these are the Cubs pitchers that started the games that we've won facing Roy Halladay:

 

Sergio Mitre

Jason Marquis

Tom Gorzelanny

Rodrigo Lopez

Paul Maholm

 

The 1 time he beat us:

 

Carlos Zambrano

 

Haha, that's like a who's who of bum pitchers.

 

I see a bunch of guys who put together nice little (or not so little) careers pitching, and Sergio Mitre.

[El Duderino]

I always think of Mitre as the guy who came up from West Tenn after Prior and Giles collided. I have no other memory of him.

[Guest]

Wagers on which inning will be the Inning of Doom?

 

I think he'll end this one early.....I'm going with the 2nd inning.

 

Fifth inning.

[Fast Freddie Bynum]

No inning of doom tonight!

[bcl412]

We "own" Halladay.

 

Easy Cubs victory.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Just FYI, these are the Cubs pitchers that started the games that we've won facing Roy Halladay:

 

Sergio Mitre

Jason Marquis

Tom Gorzelanny

Rodrigo Lopez

Paul Maholm

 

The 1 time he beat us:

 

Carlos Zambrano

 

Haha, that's like a who's who of bum pitchers.

 

I see a bunch of guys who put together nice little (or not so little) careers pitching, and Sergio Mitre.

 

Where are they? Standing behind those guys who maybe had a decent season or 2 at best?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Thursday 17 May 2012

Philadelphia @ CUBS

19:05

 

 

Philadelphia

 

Rollins, ss

Pierre, lf

Victorino, cf

Pence, rf

Ruiz, c

Wigginton, 3b

Luna, 1b

Galvis, 2b

Halladay, p

 

 

CUBS

 

DeJesus, rf

Campana, cf

Castro, ss

LaHair, 1b

Soriano, lf

Stewart, 3b

Castillo, c

Barney, 2b

Volstad, p

 

 

 

 

The CUBS have used 27 unique lineups in 37 games

 

The CUBS are 0-1 with this starting lineup..........

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.36  Tue 05/15  @ St. Louis         6- 7  Maholm          Lohse         
.38  Thu 05/17    Philadelphia  N    -    Volstad         Halladay      

 

 

Umpires tonight.......

 

HP: Gerry Davis (cc)

1b: Phil Cuzzi

2b: Greg Gibson

3b: Vic Carapazza

 

 

CUBS were 2-3 with Gerry Davis' crew on the field last year......

 

Gm#    Date       Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.37  Fri 05/13    San Francisco    11- 4  Dempster        Bumgarner     
.38  Sat 05/14    San Francisco N   0- 3  Davis           Vogelsong     
.69  Fri 06/17    NY Yankees        3- 1  Davis           Garcia        
.70  Sat 06/18    NY Yankees        3- 4  Dempster        Burnett       
.71  Sun 06/19    NY Yankees        4-10  Wells           Sabathia    

 

CUBS were 0-0 with Gerry Davis behind home plate last year.

 

 

CUBS are 9-5 (0.643) vs. Philadelphia on 17 May

 

Gam#      Date          Opponent                 Score
032  Thu  05/17/1906    Philadelphia              3- 1    
028  Mon  05/17/1909  @ Philadelphia              8- 1    
025  Fri  05/17/1912    Philadelphia              5- 7    
026  Sun  05/17/1914    Philadelphia              2- 4    
024  Fri  05/17/1918    Philadelphia              2- 0    
027  Thu  05/17/1923  @ Philadelphia              7- 4    
027  Mon  05/17/1926    Philadelphia              7- 6    
029  Tue  05/17/1932    Philadelphia              9- 4    
028  Thu  05/17/1934  @ Philadelphia             10- 3    
022  Fri  05/17/1935    Philadelphia              5- 0    
023  Mon  05/17/1943  @ Philadelphia              4- 8    
026  Wed  05/17/1972  @ Philadelphia          N   3- 2    
032  Thu  05/17/1979    Philadelphia             22-23    
035  Fri  05/17/1991  @ Philadelphia          N   0- 1    
039  Thu  05/17/2012    Philadelphia          N  

 

 

 

 

Go CUBS !!

 

 

 

© 2012, Fred W. Hornkohl

[Andy]

Oh look, Chris Volstad sucks.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 11-8 when they score first in the game....... 4-14 when they don't.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 5-14 when the opponent steals a base.... 10-8 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Have a seat, Neifi]

Watching Volstad is just brutal.

[rocket]

volstad stinks.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 7-2 when they allow fewer than 3 walks.... 8-19 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[haubrich91]

He is horrible. I want Wood up.

[Guest]

bunting...driving...me...mad

[rocket]

lol juan pierre's arm

[chuckywang]

Yay, let's bunt in the first inning with a .360 OBP player!

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Yay, let's bunt in the first inning with a .360 OBP player!

 

That may be his OBP right now, but he's not a .360 OBP player.