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

[Fred Hornkohl]

That's the CUBS' 3rd multi HR game in their last 5 games.

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Smack]

Nice to see some power from Castillo.

[Smack]

I know I'm late to the party, but can we finally just experiment with Volstad in the pen before releasing him into the wild? We can bring up Wood or give Rusin a chance.

 

Volstad is so good out of the stretch, I agree.......

 

The Iowa pen.

 

Yeah, ok, really doesn't change anything.

 

I don't think it's legal to take him to the vet and have him put down.

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 3-20 when they trail at the end of the 8th inning.... 12-2 when they don't

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Hey..... don't we owe the Phillies a 6 run 9th inning ??

[salukifudd]

I know I'm late to the party, but can we finally just experiment with Volstad in the pen before releasing him into the wild? We can bring up Wood or give Rusin a chance.

 

Volstad is so good out of the stretch, I agree.......

 

The Iowa pen.

 

Yeah, ok, really doesn't change anything.

 

I don't think it's legal to take him to the vet and have him put down.

 

Send Volstad to AAA, bring up Wood who will at least be better. What am I missing? Volstad is not a reliever, at this point it would be nice if he was, hope he figures something out.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS drew 0 BBs in 2 consecutive games............

 

Gm#    Date          Opponent         Score  Starter         Opp Starter
.50  Sat 05/28/11    Pittsburgh        0-10  Wells           Maholm        
.51  Sun 05/29/11    Pittsburgh        3- 2  Dempster        Karstens      

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Last time the CUBS scored 6 runs in an inning.... Thu 12 Apr 2012 (6 runs in the 3rd inning) in a 8-0 win over Milwaukee at Wrigley

 

 

Go CUBS !!

[Fred Hornkohl]

Suddenly this gets a whole lot more interesting.

[El Duderino]

Epic fake rally here.

[Guest]

Castillo doing his part to make the fake rally a reality.

[TruffleShuffle]

darwin barney can hit a home run, right?

[Smack]

Come on Barney!

[PrimeTime]

Would be nice if this could be like that game against the Rockies back in '08..What were we down, like 6 or 7? Man, that was fun...

[otis89]

darwin barney can hit a home run, right?

 

He hit the Cubs' first home run this season IIRC.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Best. Fake. Rally. Ever.

[El Duderino]

I like to rag on Barney, but he's actually been pretty decent this month.

[bcl412]

Darn.

[El Duderino]

Well, that was dumb.

[TruffleShuffle]

reed johnson is a loser.

[Little Slide Rooter]

Calm down Papelbon, you got a 1 out save by getting Reed Johnson out which is like getting my dog to eat bacon.

[Smack]

Great night for Castillo. Homer by Castro... DeJesus was good.... just awful Volstad and awful bullpen....

[Little Slide Rooter]

Oh well, it was fun. Hopefully next time we put up a 7 spot it corresponds with a better pitching performance.

[Schwarber Fan]

So does the emergence of Castillo/Clevenger spell the end for Soto?

 

Or can Castillo not frame the ball good enough or whatever? (Didn't watch game tonight, just basing off previous start)

[Fred Hornkohl]

CUBS are 0-2 when they score 7 runs in the game.

 

 

Go CUBS !!