Paul Sullivan-Chicago Tribune: (Before Marmol Departure) "Marmol's latest blown save — his third of the year and the Cubs' 14th in 27 chances — was one of the more painful ones in a season only a masochist could enjoy."
Bill Ashworth-Noted Chicago Slacker: "I put t...his one on the manager."
Matt Garza had pitched seven shutout innings, and the Cubs were on the verge of sweeping the Mets in New York for the first time since Aug. 2-5, 1991, and winning their fourth straight. Then, in comes Marmol.
Marmol gives up a leadoff homer to Marlon Byrd, a walk to Lucas Duda, a single to John Buck and a one-out, three-run walk-off home run to .097-hitting Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
Sveum said he didn't want to use closer Kevin Gregg because "he had pitched four straight days (baseball logic used when about to ask a professional athlete earning a multi-million dollar salary to work 15 minutes for the 5th day in a row), and Marmol was the only other reliever with closing experience."See More
Bill Ashworth-Noted Chicago Slacker: "I put t...his one on the manager."
Matt Garza had pitched seven shutout innings, and the Cubs were on the verge of sweeping the Mets in New York for the first time since Aug. 2-5, 1991, and winning their fourth straight. Then, in comes Marmol.
Marmol gives up a leadoff homer to Marlon Byrd, a walk to Lucas Duda, a single to John Buck and a one-out, three-run walk-off home run to .097-hitting Kirk Nieuwenhuis.
Sveum said he didn't want to use closer Kevin Gregg because "he had pitched four straight days (baseball logic used when about to ask a professional athlete earning a multi-million dollar salary to work 15 minutes for the 5th day in a row), and Marmol was the only other reliever with closing experience."See More
