Gagged

''I let my teammates down. I let the organization down. I let the city down.'' - Kerry Wood

All true, Kerry. But I don't blame you and you shouldn't blame yourself. There is no blame for someone for trying their best. The problem is that your best just wasn't good enough. Kerry Wood is just not a big money pitcher. In two NLCS starts, he failed to hold leads twice. Did Dusty overuse him? Perhaps. More likely is that the pitcher we saw in September was playing above the mean.

Kerry Wood is going to be the number three pitcher on this team behind Prior and, most likely, Big Zamboni.