Found August 18, 2009 on Goat Riders of the Apocalypse:
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Alright then. So, it turns out that perhaps our earliest suspscions of Gregg were right -- after blowing last night's game against the hapless Padres, the Cubs are cutting the cord on Gregg's role as closer and turning to a different arm. As one of the Gregg defenders*, I'm disappointed by this turn of events, but I give props to the usually slow-to-act Lou Piniella for his quick response to three weeks of regular Gregg implosions. He's said after last night's debacle that the Cubs will finally be re-arranging the bullpen. But who wants to place bets on the likelihood of Lou turning to the right reliever? (*y'know. Back when he was doing good and you all hated on him) The present regulars of the bullpen include as follows: Lefties: Sean Marshall, John Grabow Righties: Carlos Marmol, Angel Guzman, Aaron Heilman, Esmalin Caridad, Gregg So, what are the odds of which pitcher assuming the closer's role in the coming days? Carlos Marmol 2 to 1Lou hasn...
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