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...Good 'Ole KW cut short a workout earlier today and will have a bone scan tomorrow to see if there is any further damage. Lotsa generic quotes from Hendry. "We're not anticipating..." Here's the key lines. Wood was sore after 8 pitches and Wood was not available for comments today. He's not coming back anytime soon.

...but his replacement might be ready in a few minutes. A few more tune-ups in the minors and another spot in the rotation could be filled for years. Here's the line from his last start:

                      IP   H   R  ER  BB   K   ERA

B.Brownlie (W,5-3)   7.0   3   1   1   1   1   2.82

What? You thing I was talking about Prior?

...by taking two of three from the Cardinals, while woefully undermaned, the Cubs might just have buried them. That is, if the Cubs can ever get healthy.

...Korey batting 5th? That's a new one. And he got a bunt down. Wow.

...with Houston getting swept while being fully staffed, the Cubs can go a long way to burying them with a two game sweep on the road trip. With Zamboni and Maddux, it's within the realm of possibility. Then again, so is snow in Chicago in May.

...another option for the Cubs for leadoff might be Tampa's Carl Crawford. The cost would be tremendous. He's not arbitration eligible for another year. That price would be Patterson and BOTH Brownlie and Guzman. I'd still rather have Beltran. He's not a leadoff hitter, this team's most glaring weakness, but he takes over for Alou next year. And the next 9 after that.