Kerry Wood Is Back From The Dead...Again

Kerry Wood has been re-activated by the Cubs today, and he could possibly pitch in relief of this afternoon's game against the Mets. You know what this means, right?

I know that most Cubs fans view this as a wonderful story. The Cubs play fantastic baseball over the summer to climb to first place, and then Kid K returns to the bullpen and the Cubs go on to win a World Series and Chicago implodes. The End.

I, on the other hand, view this as the beginning of the end. For a team and fan base who are so very familiar with curses, it's hard to understand how they don't see what's happening here. The first curse was that of the goat. Then there was the curse of Wood and Prior.

Sure, Steve Bartman took the heat, but he was just another Cubs fan eaten alive by the curse of Wood and Prior. For too long this organization counted on the arms of Mark Prior and Kerry Wood, and it's cost them severely.

Now they finally go into a season with the knowledge they can't count on these two, and what do you know, they're in first place.

But they're not relying on Wood, you say?

Yes they are. The Cubs could have used another arm in their bullpen, but instead of trading for one Hendry didn't make a move because Kerry was coming back.

See, now you've put some faith in him, and he's only going to hurt you.

Don't get me wrong, unlike Mark Prior, I actually respect Kerry Wood. Yes, he's been hurt a ton but no matter how many times he's gotten hurt or how badly, he's always done everything in his power to get back.

Pitch through pain? Of course.

Move from the rotation to the bullpen? Whatever helps the team.

Prior on the other hand needs three months off because there was a spider in his bedroom and it scared him real bad.

My point is that no matter how much you like Kerry Wood, or how good his intentions may be, I just can't help but feel he's going to kill the Cubs. Maybe not directly, but just by being there.