Even though he's the closer, you never know when Carlos Marmol might come in during a Spring Training game.
Mike Quade might want him to pitch to a certain kind of batter, or work on a certain thing, and maybe the starter isn't doing so hot, so maybe Carlos pitches in the 4th, or the 6th...
And wouldn't that absolutely suck if you were just a kid trying to make the team?
Just trying to impress your manager and show you can hit in the Bigs, and then... in comes Carlos Marmol who nobody can hit anyway.
You'd have to stand in the on-deck circle and watch him dismantle the guy in front of you.
I wonder how many kids Carlos has ruined for the season?
You struck out, and you'd lay in bed and think about that slider that made you practically back-flip out of the batter's box, and somehow it changed direction and went over the heart of the plate, and you looked at the manager, and the manager looked down and shook his head...
Today the Cubs play the Sox, and it's on television (ESPN2, 4:05 Central), and was supposed to be Matt Garza vs. Jake Peavy, but Peavy's got the hiccup in his shoulder so I don't know who's going for the Sox.
Also...
Carlos Silva kicked some butt yesterday and set down what? 17 in a row or something? Quade said, "The plot thickens."
I'm kinda sick of talking about it, but it is compelling ST stuff.
Lastly, Barry Bonds trial started.
Courtroom drawings to come...
