with the help of his manager leaving him in way to long. Looks like most of the damage was done in the 3rd and 4th. And given the pen's job and work in the last series, I wouldn't much blame Lou. It's up to the ace to suck it up and bring a quality start. And the heat excuse is lame - I figure a guy from the tropics should be able to handle a Midwest summer. But that's JMO. Heat in the tropics is different than mid-west heat. Ever been to Phoenix compared to Chicago when it's hot? Funny you should mention that - I just came back from PHX. It's an oven, whereas both the tropics and summertime in the Midwest (I vacation in the former and was born & raised in the latter) resemble each other with respect to heat and humidity. Agreed. My parents are retired in Phoenix and it's a different heat then the mid-west. I go to the tropics all the time for vacation and it's the same weather as the summers in Chicago. Whatever the case it's a stupid excuse. It was a night game and the weather was what in the 80's.