Let The Game Go On

The Associated Press reports that Wrigley has had its cement shrouded and that today's game can be played as scheduled.

That's good, because today's game goes a long way in deciding if Nomar Garciaparra is coming here. The trade likely rests on Mark Prior's arm. If you think the Nomar for Clement and Gonzalez and Mitre deal is real, an I think it is, the only way the Cubs give up both Clement and Mitre is if they know Prior is healthy. If either Prior gets hurt or Clement is traded, Glendon Rusch in the rotation. If Clement is traded AND Prior is hurt, that puts Rusch AND Mitre in.

If Prior goes 7 today on 95 pitches and allows 2 runs or less, I think the Nomar deal will happen. If not, Orlando Cabrerra comes here two months too late. You want to trade A Gonz for his clone? Fine. Do it when A Gonz went out for the first time!

This is why I'm not a big fan of Jim Hendry the Trader. Cabrerra is a deal that should have been done in May.

Fun with Spell Check

I'm a horrible speller. Despite 13 years in some of the top public schools in the country, a four year degree from a Big Ten university and a masters from one of the nation's top 10 business schools, I can't spell worth crap. So I use Blogger's spell check function. It's fun to see what is suggests sometimes. Today, for example:

Nomar – Mammary
Garciaparra – Grasshopper
Mitre – Miter
Glendon – Glinting
Cabrerra – chafferer

Ah, what amuses!