Are people that desperate to complement him that he gets credit for catching a line drive hit right at him? Western Springs, IL is going to kick New Albany's butt on Wednesday night on their way to Williamsport.
Give me a break. Dempster is a poor excuse for a closer - I don't care what his "stats" say. He is an accident waiting to happen. He can't throw strikes with his slider and players are just waiting to pound his 2 -0 and 3 - 1 fast balls. He's gotten lucky for a long time now (hence his misleading save numbers) but Lou can't put up with his high wire act much longer. A good closer has control and strike out capability. Demspter has neither and should never close another game for the Cubs.
Lou said on Comcast that Marshall has a scratched cornea and in hindsight probably should not have pitched today as it bothered him considerably. Maybe this explains his poor performance today.
Talk about a 1927 Yankees-like lineup of heavy hitters. With this group of Chicago powerhouses as partners, his connections to Selig and a competitive bid, Cannning is just about a lock.