Each candidate capable to close
Published 2/21/2008 by Carrie Muskat at Major League Baseball News
Flip a coin. Put their names in a hat. Draw straws. Do rock, paper, scissors. Somehow, the Cubs have to pick a closer. They could let it play out this spring and see how Bob Howry, Kerry Wood and Carlos Marmol do. The trio of contenders threw to batters on Thursday, and all looked good.
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