Wood to be named closer, probably

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Brew Crew Ball found this 3/17/2008 on www.goatriders.org [flag]
The Tribune reported this past weekend that Lou Piniella is close to naming Kerry Wood as the team's closer. This is an idea that excites Cub fans of the kool-aid chugging variety, like our fellow blogger Al Yellon, while annoying and possibly upsetting the more caustic crowd, who realize that the Cub reliever with the best stuff is probably Marmol. Me, I like to drink a little bit of ... [link]

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Published 3/17/2008 by KLSnow <info@brewcrewball.com> at Brew Crew Ball
... Here's another "The Cubs are doing what?" story, by my count at least the third this spring: They're passing over guys with better stuff and better health and naming Kerry Wood their closer. ...

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