Rotation Shuffle
In the wake of yesterday's tragedy, the Cubs will likely shuffle their rotation a bit. Angel Guzman was scheduled to be called up tomorrow but Lou is now leaning towards Sunday May 6th against the Nationals as he wants to split up Rich Hill and Ted Lilly from going back to back days. So the rotation will likely be:
Today @ Pittsburgh: Rich Hill
May 1st @ Pittsburgh: Ted Lilly
May 2nd @ Pittsburgh: Jason Marquis
May 4th vs. Washington: Carlos Zambrano
May 5th vs Washington: Rich Hill
May 6th vs Washington: Angel Guzman
May 8th vs. Pittsburgh: Ted Lilly
May 9th vs. Pittsburgh: Jason Marquis
May 10th vs Pittsburgh: Carlos Zambrano
May 11th @ Philadelphia: Rich Hill
May 12th @ Philadelphia: Angel Guzman
May 13th @ Philadelphia: Ted Lilly
and so on...
In actuality, the Cubs really don't need a 5th starter until May 12th as they have two more scheduled off-days between now and then on May 3rd and 7th. Lou could stick with the plan to have Guzman go tomorrow and still break up the lefties but Angel isn't quite stretched out completely as a starter and PNC is usually friendlier to lefty pitchers, so waiting until May 6th makes some sense and gives Angel one more AAA start and an easier 2007 starter debut versus the Nationals.
Also, Bob Howry should be 100% by tonight after injuring his back moving a barbecue grill over the weekend. Too many jokes, too little time.
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