Kerry Wood

[Houston_Cub_Fan]

I don't blame anyone for being pessamistic when it comes to this team and injuries. But I think it's a little far fetched to view the doctors attached to the Cubs as incompetent. I also don't think management would put Kerry in the position of doing more damage to himself. I think they have been very restrained this year. They have not given out timetables for players comming back from injury until it was clear that they were ready to make a rehab assignment. And they have not rushed anyone back.

[CubfaninCA]

I don't blame anyone for being pessamistic when it comes to this team and injuries. But I think it's a little far fetched to view the doctors attached to the Cubs as incompetent. I also don't think management would put Kerry in the position of doing more damage to himself. I think they have been very restrained this year. They have not given out timetables for players comming back from injury until it was clear that they were ready to make a rehab assignment. And they have not rushed anyone back.

 

They'd be nuts to risk their 12.5 million investment just to get a few innings from him a week. It sounds like Hendry has went to various specialists, so all should be fine.

[PackLandVA]

"Let's hope so because Wade Miller, Matt Morris, and Joe Borowski all lost at least 2mph from their fastball."

 

I don't know what JoBo's velocity right now is. And he wasn't much this season with the Cubs. But he's tearing it up in Tampa. Here's his numbers so far:

 

15.1 innings, 6 hits, 4 BB, 7 K, 0 runs allowed, Opp BA .120

 

Had he pitched even remotely close to this with the Cubs, he'd still be on the roster. Hindsight is 20/20.