ahundrednextyears.blogspot.com - 7/25/2008
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Before tonight's 6-3 win over the Marlins , the Cubs officially disabled Kerry Wood . After the win, the Cubs officially summoned righthander Jeff Samardzija from Iowa. Though Samardzija appeared to be a candidate to share in middle-inning relief duties while Wood was out and Carlos Marmol slipped into the closer's role, Gordon Wittenmyer writes in the Sun-Times that Samardzija might start one ...
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... but does it constitute a trip to the DL? Probably not for most people. Am I calling him a Sissypants McWhinerface? Ah, yes. Wood, who is 4-2 with a 3.02 ERA and 24 saves in 29 opportunities, hasn't pitched since July 11th. Because of a blister. He's hoping to return to the hill this Tuesday when the Cubs face their division rival Milwaukee Brewers... unless, of course, his blister still hurts. [Chicago Tribune] | [Three Strikes and Out] | [A Hundred Next Years]
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Fickle finger of fate —
Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 7/25/2008
As many times as Kerry Wood has been on the disabled list in his career, it might be tempting to see this long-enduring blister problem as his battle-scarred body's way of giving the finger to the Cubs' promising season. But team honchos insist the ...
Kerry Wood Goes on the DL Afterall —
Bleacher Report - MLB 7/25/2008
The Cubs placed Kerry Wood on the DL ,retroactive to July 14, which will make him eligible to come off the DL on Tuesday against Milwaukee.
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