Yet...I'm not completely convinced he won't pitch the 9th. Although as I think about it more, he probably won't. If Lou was trying to save him from pitching the 8th, he probably won't want him to pitch in the 9th. And part of Marmol's high innings total has been just his unbelievable effectiveness. He has had a similar number of appearances to other Cubs relievers (30 for Marmol, 29 for Wood, 28 for Howry, 27 for Wuertz) but Howry and Wuertz especially had some outings where they had to leave early due to ineffectiveness, and therefore don't have as many innings. It's been a tough week for resting Marmol. lots of wins (and Marmol is used a lot more in leads then trailing), lots of close games, and starters who have taxed the bullpen. I'm worried about his total workload, but I can't really point to a series of days where he has been really overworked. It's just that he is rarely underworked in any week, and therefore the innings are piling up. Carlos was getting ready to come back out on the field