Anyone heard the rumer about Kerry Wood becoming the Cubs closer?

CHOPTALK · May 16, 2005

Rumers are flying right now about Wood becoming the Cubs new closer. The Cubs being my 2nd favorite team, I would love to see this. At least for this season. Cubs need a closer much more than a top starter. They can get by with Rusch in Woods place.

CoolBreeze22 · May 16, 2005

they might as well move Latroy Hawkins to center while they're at it.

LakersFan4Life · May 16, 2005

there thinking the stress would be easier on his arm pitching 1 inning at a time.

CHOPTALK · May 16, 2005

Making Woods the closer is almost a must. I think Woods would be a great closer. I cant believe a large market team like the Cubs did not address this issue in the offseason. There is no excuse for that.

LakersFan4Life · May 16, 2005

i think hawkins could of been a nice closer.i dont know whats wrong with him.if they had doubts i think they would of addressed them.

FairWarning · May 16, 2005

Cubs will not do that. Anyway, Borowski will be back soon.

Ego74 · May 16, 2005

it won't happen this season. It's a possibility in 2006, unless Borowski comes back strong.

mrpotter1 · May 16, 2005

Chop, this is just something one of the writers in our local paper started by asking Rothchild if the Cubs would consider this. He told them that they weren't sure that pitching an inning 4 times a week wouldn't be worse than pitching 6-9 innings once a week.

MightyMoe · May 16, 2005

Hate to say I told you so...but

As a Cubs fan I hate to see Wood get hurt again, but with his poor pitching mechanics, what did everyone expect? I wish they would have traded him when his value was high instead of signing him to big $$$. Fair Warning can vouch for me that I was begging for them to do it a few years back! (but then I also thought Leaf was going to be a better QB then Manning! I was bound to be right sometime!) GO CUBS!!!