Surely if he needs to pitch, the answer is Iowa. I agree! I also think Lou changed his mind, on declaring the winner for later in the week, because he saw it as an unnecessary distraction (just as the Kerry news has been in the last few days--not so much to the team but to the business of managing. I'm sure Lou is tired of the questions and would like to spend his time doing other things). With both Wood and Prior away from the team, there will be no excuses and no unnecessary injury cloud (barring someone else getting injured).