It's destiny? Not according to Piniella
Lou Piniella is from the old school, so when he was asked if his Cubs might be a team of destiny, he went back to his ABC's: "I don't believe in destiny. I believe in good pitching and good defense and timely hitting. You do enough of that, you create your own destiny."
Wood says he can handle the workload
It was another first in Kerry Wood's second life as a baseball player. On Thursday, he finished his fourth straight game, which shows he has recovered from blisters and can handle the workload that may be demanded of a closer in the postseason.
Place for Marquis?
Jason Marquis was so-so. Again. Moving forward, what should the Cubs do?
Stick with Marquis in the rotation (1194 responses)
27.3%
Stick him in the bullpen; move Marshall (1923 responses)
43.9%
Stick Marquis in the farm system (1259 responses)
28.8%
- 4376 total responses (Results not scientific)
NL Cy Young?
Should the Cubs' Ryan Dempster be in the running for the NL Cy Young award?
Yup -- just look at his record (12-5) (2555 responses)
78.4%
Nope -- needs a better road record (702 responses)
21.6%
- 3257 total responses (Results not scientific)
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Around the League from the Associated Press
- Dunn, Drew lead Diamondbacks to 9-3 victory over nose-diving Dodgers
- Garrett Atkins hits 2 home runs, drives in 5 runs in Rockies' 9-4 win over Padres
- Orioles' RHP Daniel Cabrera starts serving 6-game suspension
- 2 Yankees, 1 Cubs minor leaguers suspended 50 games each for drug violations
- Mauer and Morneau lead Twins to key win over A's to gain ground on first-place White Sox
- Anderson hits 2-run HR, Hunter robs Byrd of tying 2-run shot in Angels' 3-1 win over Rangers
- Edwin Encarnacion hits grand slam, Chris Dickerson drives in four as Reds beat Giants 11-7
- Hernandez, Ibanez star as Seattle beats Cleveland 3-2 to snap Indians' 10-game winning streak
- Tigers use six-run fifth to beat Royals 6-3 and send them to their 11th loss in 12 games
- Lance Berkman hits game-ending homer to lift Astros to 3-2 win over Cardinals
- Matsuzaka allows 2 hits, Bay and Pedroia have big hits to help Red Sox beat White Sox 8-0
- Milledge, Zimmerman drive in 2 runs each, Nats beat Braves 7-3 for fourth straight victory
- Zobrist hits grand slam and Rays' clinch first-ever winning season with 14-3 win over Orioles
- Beltran's two-out grand slam in the ninth helps Mets rally past fading Marlins 5-4
- Pavano wins first start at Yankee Stadium since Opening Day last season, 2-1 over Blue Jays
