The Cubs magic number down to 140

Cubs win a crazy one last night, beating the Rockies in 10 innings. Kerry Wood blew the save and then ended up getting the win. I'm waiting for a writer or blogger to start writing about how Kerry Wood needs to be removed as the closer. I haven't seen anything yet and I shouldn't. If I do, we'll go off.

Although I didn't fully understand it at first, it makes perfect sense to have Carlos Marmol pitch in middle relief/set up man role. Marmol's electric stuff is perfect to use when there are runners on in the 6th/7th/or 8th. Marmol cleans up the mess in the middle of the game and it allows Kerry Wood to start clean in the 9th. This setup is modeled after the 1996 Yankees (Mariano Rivera- setup & John Wetteland - closer) and the 2002 Anaheim Angels (K-Rod - setup & Troy Percival - closer). With Marmol has setup extraordinaire, it gives the Cubs the best chance to hold leads and win.