As was reported by FanHouse's Ed Price last week, the Kansas City Royals are set to announce a contract extension for general manager Dayton Moore, possibly as soon as Monday night. The tentative agreement would keep Moore in Kansas City through 2014...
Rich Rodriguez faced the media on Monday morning in light of the recent allegations against his program — by his own players — and the amount of work they’re forced to put in. Apparently Rich is taking this thing pretty personal, as he had to choke back some tears while talking about the situation.
Whether they were real or forced, well, I’ll let you make up your own mind...
Although things weren't looking too good for the Minnesota Twins this summer as they were straddling the .500 mark and suffering injuries to their starting rotation, like clockwork, it's the last day of August and they find themselves within striking distance of an AL Central championship. Trailing the Detroit Tigers by only 4.5 games the Twins are on the lookout for some starting pitching help before Monday's waiver deadline...
Two weeks ago New York Mets third baseman David Wright took a fastball to the head and hasn't played since. It's a scene that was not only scary for Wright, but for anybody who saw him fall to the ground in a heap afterward. It's just one of those things that nobody wants to see happen in a baseball game, but is bound to from time to time. Just ask Scott Rolen, Marco Scutaro and Edgar Gonzalez.
Word broke last week that the Cubs had placed both Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman -- along with a few others I'm sure -- on waivers, and both had claims put in on them. The Twins wanted Harden and the Giants wanted Heilman as both teams make a late playoff push.The waiver period for trades before the Sept. 1 roster deadline will come and go without the Chicago Cubs having made a deal, according to Major League Baseball sources.Now Heilman only signed a one-year deal with the Cubs before this season, so I think it's safe to say he's not going to be back next year. The Cubs put him on waivers just in the hopes they could get something in return for him instead of just letting him go.
Putting the Michigan situation to the side for a bit, were you aware that actual college football is only three days away? I’m serious, it is. The season kicks off on Thursday night, and in a new twist, there will actually be a Big Ten team playing on Thursday when the Indiana Hoosiers host the Eastern Kentucky Colonels. I can’t remember the last time I was so excited about an Indiana football game...
So as I said last week, this road trip of the White Sox' isn't going too well, and they're pretty much out of the race for the division title this season. They've gone 1-6 through the first seven games of their road trip in Boston and New York, are now 64-67 on the season, and trail Detroit by six games in the division. They've also fallen behind the Twins and are in third place.
When the news broke out late Saturday night that current and former Michigan players told the Detroit Free Press that they’re forced to log a lot more hours for the team than the NCAA allows there really wasn’t a positive spin that could be put on the situation. Whether or not the school will suffer any penalties stemming from these allegations remains to be seen, but it’s already pretty clear that the Wolverines locker room is divided. Rich Rodriguez has enemies on his own team...
There are clouds rolling over Ann Arbor this morning. A report by the Detroit Free Press broke late Saturday night of violations alleged against Rich Rodriguez and the Michigan Wolverines. One reported by their own players at that. Turns out Rich is working his boys hard to help bounce back from a 3-win season...
When the Cleveland Indians traded Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies before the deadline it was a tough pill for Indians fans to swallow. For the second straight season a team that was supposed to contend for a division title traded the ace of their rotation. The Tribe got four players in return for Lee from Philadelphia, but the key to the deal was 18-year old right-hander Jason Knapp...
One of the recruits I’ve taken a special interest in this year is wide receiver Kyle Prater from Proviso West High School in Hillside, Illinois. According to Rivals, Prater is the top wide receiver in the 2010 class, and the 4th best senior in the country. Of course, that’s not the only reason I’ve taken an interest in the 6′5 205-pound wideout with 4.5 speed. No, it’s because he goes to Proviso West, and some people* would say he’s the best football player to come out of that high school since Tom Fornelli. Whether or not Prater is as good as the incredibly handsome and talented OT/DT from the class of 98, only time will tell. Fortunately we won’t have to wait nearly as long to find out where Prater is planning on playing football next fall..
That decision will be coming next Wednesday September 2nd when Prater makes his announcement at a press conference...
On Thursday a rumor broke out of Iowa City that sophomore running back Jewel Hampton was going to redshirt the 2009 season. Earlier this summer Hampton suffered a knee injury that was first reported would be keeping him out for the season but when Hampton returned to practice those rumors died. Then Hampton aggravated the injury a few weeks ago and hasn’t practiced since. All of which led to yesterday’s rumors that Hampton was going to take a redshirt and sit out the 2009 season. Rumors that are gaining steam this afternoon. The Hawkeyes released their two-deep depth chart for their season opener against Northern Iowa next Saturday, and Hampton’s name isn’t on it...
And it's not the one with the "W" on it.Chicago Cubs pitchers Rich Harden and Aaron Heilman have been claimed off waivers by contending teams, according to industry sources.So the Cubs now have 72 hours to work out a trade with whomever's claimed the players, or they can just decide to let them go and dump the salary. Considering all the prospects the Cubs gave up for Harden -- whether they developed or not -- I don't see the Cubs just dropping his salary. They're going to want something in return.
An American League source with knowledge of the process indicated the Minnesota Twins may be the team that claimed Harden. He will become a free agent after the 2009 season.
One of the factors in Wisconsin’s mediocre season in 2008 was the lackluster play at quarterback. Which is exactly the reason why the battle in Madison for the starting quarterback job was the most important fight in Wisconsin this season, and one that will determine where the Badgers wind up, or whether Bret Bielema is back next season. Well, just over a week away from the opener — I get excited typing that — the Badgers have made their decision, and for now the ball is in the hands of junior Scott Tolzien as he beat out both last season’s starter Dustin Sherer and redshirt freshman Curt Phillips...
Tuesday night was one of the nights that Chicago Cubs fans have been waiting all season to see from free agent acquisition Milton Bradley. Bradley went 4-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two runs scored for the Cubs last night, but fittingly, it couldn't keep the Cubs from losing to the Nationals 15-6. It still had to be nice for Bradley to finally have a game in which he failed to provide Cubs fans the chance to boo him for anything...
As tough as it has been for Cubs fans to have to watch Milton Bradley make $5 million this year -- most Cubs fans don't seem to realize how little Milton's making this season -- to be a run-producer that's only produced 32 runs, it hasn't exactly been easy for Bradley either."It's hard to be comfortable when you don't get a hit and get booed every time," he said. "When I go home and look in the mirror, I like what I see. My family is there I have people I can talk to who are very supportive, in spite of everything and all the adversity and the hatred you face on a daily basis. But I'll be alright. I always have."Translation: It's hard for me to hit because people are booing me, and it hurts my feelings.
"I have no doubt in the guys we've got in here," he said. "It's solid, good nucleus... If everyone can just keep all the distractions and everything that comes with playing here and being a Cub out, and just focus on what you can do and what you can control, we'll be fine."Translation: I think we have all the talent we need here to win, but it's hard for us to do that with everybody booing us and expecting us to win all the time.
"I don't have a politically correct answer for that, so I won't answer it," he said.
Translation: Yes. We cry ourselves to sleep every night.
See, Cub fans? You and Milton have something in common after all.
The Northwestern Wildcats have been trying to work out a deal with Wrigley Field that would possibly allow them to play Illinois at the Friendly Confines for a while now. It’s a move that could not only make some extra money for the school, but one that makes sense seeing as how Northwestern is located just north of the city of Chicago. So it’s still a home game. Apparently this concept is lost on new Indiana athletic director Fred Glass. Glass also wanted to find a larger venue for the Hoosiers to play a home game in next season for a nice financial boost to the athletic department, and he did just that. There’s just one small problem, instead of playing a game at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Field, the Hoosiers will be taking on the Penn State Nittany Lions at FedEx Field next season...
Earlier this month White Sox and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf became frustrated with his attempt to buy the Phoenix Coyotes after Canadian billionaire Jerry Balsillie, along with current Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes (a little known rule of the NHL is that you must be named Jerry to own a team), leaked information about his bid to buy the team. The plans that were leaked basically said that if the Coyotes failed to turn a profit after five years the city of Glendale, Arizona would either have to pay Reinsdorf $15 million a year, or let him move the team somewhere else.The White Sox and Bulls chairman said Tuesday night a group he led to buy the Phoenix Coyotes has pulled out of the sales process. His group included Phoenix lobbyist John Kaites and former baseball executive Tony Tavares.The main reason behind the withdrawal is that Reinsdorf's group couldn't put a solid offer together by the court's deadline on Tuesday because they couldn't reach an agreement with Glendale on a new lease at the arena the Coyotes play in.
Reinsdorf's withdrawal is disappointing to the National Hockey League, which had turned to him earlier this year to keep the team from moving to Canada. The NHL has so far stopped Jerry Moyes, the Coyotes' owner, from selling the team to Jim Balsillie, the billionaire co-founder of the company that created the BlackBerry mobile device, who has offered $212.5 million but wants to move the team to southern Ontario.
I have a lot of hate in my soul for the people of Minnesota. They haven't really done anything to me in particular to stir this emotion in my cold, black heart, but it's still there. Mostly it's the fact that baseball fans in Minnesota root for the Minnesota Twins, and football fans there root for the Minnesota Vikings, or worse, the Green Bay Packers.A woman on her way to St. Paul really got the goat of auto repairman James Prusci. She went to Tires Plus in Winona Friday, wanting a belt replaced on her Chevy Malibu. While he was doing paperwork, she said she had a goat in her trunk. "A what?" he asked. She told him she planned to butcher it.
It was painted Minnesota Viking colors _ purple and gold _ with Brett Favre's No. 4 shaved on its side. Favre made his Vikings debut Friday in a preseason game.
Prusci called animal control, which took the goat to a local vet. He was renamed Brett and placed in foster care.
Animal control officer Wendy Peterson said Monday the city attorney was reviewing the case for possible citations.
Oh, those citations are sure to be coming. There's a law in Minnesota that clearly states a citizen "must have a permit for any painted livestock kept in the trunk of their car en route to a slaughter." It's right after the law about limiting showers to once a week, and only procreating with cousins who are at least 13 years of age.
So that woman should be expecting a $25 fine any day now.
had a dream. A dream that come this December at the Heisman Trophy presentation ceremony both Florida’s Tim Tebow and Illinois’ Arrelious Benn were in attendance along with their head coaches Urban Meyer and Ron Zook. A dream that included Tim Tebow winning another Heisman and stepping up to the podium to give a speech. A dream that during that speech both Meyer and Zook would spill out onto the stage behind Tebow, choking each other and throwing haymakers while screaming something about killing each others families. It was an entertaining dream, and one that died this morning with the news that both Zook and Meyer have patched things up following their recent war of words...
Ever since the Chicago White Sox traded four pitchers to the San Diego Padres in a trade deadline shocker, they've been pretty cautious with their newest acquisition. Even though adding him to their starting rotation would be a nice boost for a team trying to reach the playoffs, they don't want to risk injuring Peavy's ankle any further. However, after another successful rehab start in Charlotte on Monday night, Peavy's time may be drawing near...
We did talk some football, but we also talked about Charlie Weis eating Disney World, guys showing up with assault rifles at Obama appearances and plenty of other fun stuff. Including, but not limited to, predictions for the Big Ten this season, Pat Fitzgerald’s future in Evanston and Tim Brewster’s exclamation points.
So please feel free to go over to BHGP and give it a listen.
Back in 2008 Lexington, Kentucky’s Terrell Combs was one of the first recruits Minnesota head coach brought to the Golden Gophers after taking over the program. Combs wasn’t one of the top recruits in the country, but he did have offers from other schools like Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State. He chose Minnesota over those schools and a couple of others like West Virginia and his home state schools of Kentucky and Louisville. Since coming to Minnesota, however, Combs has generally found himself buried deep on the Gophers depth chart at defensive end, and limited to special teams work. Which is why it’s not all that surprising that the school released a statement on Tuesday announcing that Combs has decided to transfer from the school...
Last night's 12-8 loss by the White Sox in Boston was easily the longest game of the season. It lasted 3 hours and 42 minutes but it felt like 3 days thanks to Jose Contreras and Clay Bucholz taking 15 minutes between pitches, the Red Sox insistence on taking at least three pitches before swinging (here's an idea, if you know a team is taking the first pitch every time, why not just throw a strike), and dumb defensive play after dumb defensive play that made me want to drive a nail through my brain.Contreras (5-12) apparently has made his last start of the season and perhaps his last start in a Sox uniform.It was a pretty horrible mistake, and Ozzie Guillen had this to say about Contreras' demotion after the game.
He suffered arguably his worst inning since joining the Sox in a 2004 deadline trade during the Red Sox's six-run third, capped by Mike Lowell's three-run homer.
Contreras caused his own damage after getting two outs by walking Victor Martinez and hitting Kevin Youkilis before botching David Ortiz's slow roller down the first-base line on a 3-0 pitch that scored the first of six unearned runs. That led to another walk and a wild pitch and Lowell's homer.
Contreras tried to field the ball before it rolled foul, even though first baseman Paul Konerko was in position to make the play.
"Maybe I rushed myself to get the ball, and the mistake was made," Contreras said.
"We cannot continue to handle guys and hope they get it done," Guillen said. "Enough is enough. I feel for him, but our job is to win games. It's not to do people favors. We cannot handle this any more.I don't generally give Ozzie any flak about the way he manages, but he's just as responsible for Contreras' horrible outing as Contreras was. After Contreras committed that error he walked Jason Bay on four straight pitches to narrow the Sox lead to 4-3.
"It gets to the point where what is going to happen next? We don't have too much next."
It's been rumored for about a day now, but the Colorado Rockies have made it official by announcing the signing of Jason Giambi to a minor-league contract on Monday. Giambi will report to the Rockies Triple-A affiliate in Colorado Springs where he'll be joined by Russ Ortiz, who also signed a minor-league deal with Colorado on Monday...
On Saturday Blog Ten told you about the comments made by Urban Meyer that were indirect shots at his predecessor in Gainesville, Illini head coach Ron Zook. In the comments Meyer basically said that Zook condoned the hazing of freshman and that it promoted a bad atmosphere at Florida, one Meyer has disposed of. Meyer then went on to say that he wasn’t talking about Zook in his comments — which he clearly was — and Zook kind of laughed them off when they were brought to his attention. Well I guess the Zooker took some more time to think about what Urban said because now he seems to be somewhat angry about it...
Remember last summer when there was some debate as to whom the Bulls should take with the number one pick in the NBA Draft - Derrick Rose or Michael Beasley? I said Rose from the start, and I'm pretty sure Rose is who the Bulls had in mind the entire time no matter what they may have wanted other teams in the NBA to believe.Miami Heat forward Michael Beasley(notes) checked into an unidentified Houston rehabilitation hospital over the weekend, multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports.It all started this weekend when Beasley posted this photo on his since removed Twitter page.
Sources said the Heat encouraged Beasley to check into the facility to address possible substance and psychological issues. He is expected to spend time with former NBA player and coach John Lucas(notes), who is renown for his success in working with troubled players.
When reached Monday morning, Miami Heat spokesman Tim Donovan declined comment. An NBA spokesman also declined comment.
Throughout the history of mankind, Hollywood has tried to figure out new and exciting ways to keep the human race from going outside and living their lives, and instead sitting inside air-conditioned theaters with sticky floors watching bad movies. One of their more common tricks has been the introduction of 3-D movies. They now use this trick for movies such as The Final Destination. You see, The Final Destination is like the 40th sequel to Final Destination, which is a movie that probably never need to be made in the first place, let alone the 132 sequels that followed it. So how does Hollywood convince people to come see the same movie for the 853rd time? They put it in 3-D, because people are stupid and will fall for it.
And now the gimmick is invading college football...
I was incredibly pleased with the way the Bears offense played against the New York Giants on Saturday night in Jay Cutler's home debut. It was pretty obvious from the start that Cutler was happy to have Matt Forte and Greg Olsen available unlike the Buffalo game, and I enjoyed every second of watching the offense march up and down the field all day.Defensive tackle Dusty Dvoracek, who had a sack, tackle for loss and quarterback hit Saturday night against the New York Giants, will miss the season after tearing the ACL in his right knee, a source close to the player said. It's the fourth straight season-ending injury for the hard worker who has had a star-crossed career since being selected in the third round in 2006.Last week after the Buffalo game I was talking with a friend from work, Greg, about the game the night before. We were trying to figure out if there was anything the Bears did in that game that impressed us, and after being baffled for a minute, I finally came out and said "Well at least Dusty Dvoracek went through an entire game without suffering a season-ending injury."
Dvoracek has played in just 13 regular-season games and ended each of his three previous seasons on injured reserve. His character and work ethic have led general manager Jerry Angelo to make a Mike Brown-type exception for an injury-prone player. But the team cannot be surprised by this development based simply on the fact that he has had so much difficulty staying on the field.
Without a doubt the biggest question about the Michigan Wolverines this year, as they look to bounce back from a bad season in Rich Rodriguez’s first year in town, was who would the Wolverines use as their quarterback this season. After seeing Steven Threet and Nick Sheridan struggle all through 2008 it became pretty obvious that the quarterback is the key position in Rodriguez’s offense. Well, Rodriguez finally gave us the answer on Sunday, except that he really didn’t answer anything it all. It seems he’s made his decision and that the decision is he has no idea who should be his starter. Which is why Rodriguez said he plans on using all three of his quarterbacks in the Wolverines opener against Western Michigan...
With the New York Mets struggling through injuries all season and well out of the NL East race, it's no surprise that Mets fans aren't happy with the way 2009 has played out. Throw in some Tony Bernazard right crosses and general manager Omar Minaya has been feeling some heat.
The San Diego Padres have made no secret of the fact that they're going with a youth movement to try and rebuild their franchise. They've traded Jake Peavy for four young pitchers, and reportedly came close to moving first baseman Adrian Gonzalez at the trade deadline as well.
Save us, Jaysus. You're our only hope
Today’s a pretty big day for the Florida Gators. The first AP poll of the season came out this morning, and much like the Coaches poll, the Gators are ranked #1 in the country. They also received the most first place votes in the history of the AP’s preseason poll, grabbing 58 of the 60 votes, with Texas grabbing the other two votes. Of course the story right now is some of the comments Gators coach Urban Meyer made earlier this week about the atmosphere in his team’s locker room. Meyer basically took some shots at the way things were in Gainesville when current Illinois head coach Ron Zook was in charge. Comments Meyer would then try to backtrack on this morning...
Hey there, guys. I know you're all pretty excited by today's breaking news that the Cubs have finally been sold to the Ricketts family. Congratulations all around.
One of the big problems with Illinois last season coming off a Rose Bowl appearance was their defense. While the offense had no problems putting points on the board behind Juice Williams and Arrelious Benn, the fact of the matter is that they just couldn’t stop anybody from putting a bunch of points on the board. And that was with Miami Dolphins first-round pick, cornerback Vontae Davis still in Champaign. Davis is now gone and the Illini are looking to find his replacement, and one of the players projected to be a starting corner this year Miami Thomas has suffered a major setback. For the second straight year Thomas has torn his ACL and is going to miss the entire season because of it...
I know that I've started a blog about Big Ten football in the last few weeks, but I feel the need to explain that this has nothing to do with my love for Notre Dame football. I still love the Irish more than any other team in the world, even if I am more than willing to make fun of them on occasion."He's not missing practices," Weis said Thursday. "He's just missing the first part of the practices. We're not allowing him to go full speed. That doesn’t mean we're not allowing him to go."
In fact, when Te'o meets the media for the first time Friday along with his other classmates, it won't be the last time anyone sees him for a while. The limitations in practice are precaution. Manti Te'o will play.
"I expect to see him on the field in the opener," Weis said. "I don't think we'll be seeing him standing on the sideline very long."
This is good news for Irish fans. While I'm expecting the offense to be pretty strong this season now that Jimmy Clausen is entering his third year in South Bend, and he has some awesome targets in Michael Floyd and Golden Tate, the defense is still a concern.
I'm hoping Te'o is a nice foundation to help build a much stronger unit in 2009. You know, so we don't lose to Syracuse again this season. At home. While I'm there freezing my ass off.
I have no idea whether or not Michigan sophomore running back Mike Cox’s dance moves will transfer to the football field, but at least it’s nice to know he may have a career as a backup dancer should this whole football thing not work out.
I’m pretty sure I can take him in a dance off, though...
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 1 | Florida | |
| 2 | Texas | |
| 3 | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | Alabama | |
| 5 | Southern Cal | |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | |
| 7 | Penn State | |
| 8 | LSU | |
| 9 | Ohio State | |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | |
| 11 | Georgia | |
| 12 | California | |
| 13 | Mississippi | |
| 14 | Oregon | |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | |
| 16 | TCU | |
| 17 | Florida State | |
| 18 | Boise State | |
| 19 | North Carolina | |
| 20 | Utah | |
| 21 | Michigan State | |
| 22 | Iowa | |
| 23 | Brigham Young | |
| 24 | Oregon State | |
| 25 | Illinois | |
If you're anything like me there are only two things you do with your life every single day. You watch baseball, and then when there's no baseball on, you spend your entire day rocking out and singing along with all of your Neil Diamond albums*. Whether singing along to the tune of "Sweet Caroline," "America" or "Love On The Rocks" it ain't no surprise that you are having a great day...
The grand jury investigating the case involving Patrick Kane and his cousin allegedly attacking a Buffalo cab driver have made their decision, and though it's not horrible, it's not exactly the greatest thing in the world for Kane either.A grand jury indicted Blackhawks star Patrick Kane and his cousin on misdemeanor assault and theft charges for allegedly beating up a cab driver over a fare, officials announced today.I highly doubt Kane will serve any jail time at all, but the fact it's a possibility is somewhat scary. He'll appear in court for his arraignment on Thursday at 2pm. Whether or not a plea is accepted before then, we'll just have to wait and see.
The grand jury dismissed the more serious felony second-degree robbery charges, according to a press release issued by the Erie County District Attorney's office.
The grand jury today found that there was enough evidence to indict the men on assault in the third degree, theft of services which are both misdemeanors. In addition the men were indicted on harassment charges, a municipal violation, officials said.
If convicted of the misdemeanors Kane and his cousin James Kane face up to a year in jail, officials said.
Mike Rizzo was given the job of being the Washington Nationals general manager earlier this season after the team got rid of Jim Bowden earlier this season, but he did so with the interim tag. Well, after Rizzo negotiated to just about the last minute to sign Stephen Strasburg he got one heck of a thank you. Word broke last night from Yahoo!'s Gordon Edes that the Nationals were about to replace Rizzo with Arizona Diamondbacks vice president Jerry DiPoto...
The Michigan State Spartans had a scrimmage on Tuesday and with both Keith Nichol and Kirk Cousins competing for the starting quarterback job, most eyes in attendance were on their performances. What those eyes all saw was Nichol have the superior day. He completed 65% of his passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns while Cousins completed only 43% of his throws for 127 yards, two touchdowns and an interception...
On Tuesday the Kansas City Royals demoted third baseman Alex Gordon to Triple-A Omaha in hopes that he can get his swing worked out and start hitting like the player they've thought would be a cornerstone of their franchise since drafting him. After missing the first three months of the season due to surgery to repair torn cartilage in his hip that he suffered on opening day, Gordon has struggled since returning...
Life in Madison hasn’t been all that peaceful the last few days with the suspensions of Shane Carter and Aubrey Pleasant, which were followed by the subsequent “We’re gonna sue that damn Hawkeye!” threats of the player’s fathers. So when starting left tackle Gabe Carimi went down with a knee injury during Tuesday’s practice, it appeared that it was the continuous kicks to Bret Bielema’s groin weren’t stopping anytime soon...
In what is no doubt the most shocking development of all time, it's starting to look like Brett Favre won't be retiring after all. I'll wait a moment for all of you to pick your jaws or yourselves off of the floor.Brett Favre boarded a plane today (Tuesday) at 9:10 a.m. at the Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport.The plane's destination was St. Paul, Minnesota.
Sources said Favre boarded by himself and commented, "We may know something by dinner."
Oh the anticipation!
Now it's a big deal if Favre does end up signing with the Vikings because if you saw the Bears secondary play against the Bills on Saturday, you realize that they're just not very good at the moment. With Favre around, well all those extra interceptions will surely help pad their stats.
I couldn't have been the only person watching last night's Cubs game that saw what was coming, could I? As soon as Derrek Lee led off the 8th inning with a triple and then scored to break a scoreless tie I turned to the woman and said "So now the Cubs will finally have a lead they can blow.""I think we're going to make some changes as far as what we're going to do in late innings," Piniella said. "We'll have some more tomorrow."Personally, if I had a say in the decision, it would be to go with Guzman. As I tweeted last night, I still prefer Gregg over Marmol because he blows the save a lot faster. Had Marmol pitched last night, we would have had to wait through 37 pitches and six walks before that game finally ended.
Piniella didn't say who would be his new closer, though Carlos Marmol and Angel Guzman are considered the likeliest candidates.
