Good Game Kid, Now Here's Your Ticket to Iowa
Submitted by cubsnet on Sat, 2007-06-30 13:53.
Billy Petrick has to be a bit demoralized right now. A day after throwing two shutout innings to hold the five-run leading Milwaukee Brewers at bay, and thus playing a big role in the Cubs' exciting comeback win, the Cubs sent Petrick to Iowa in favor of a reliever with a 6.75 ERA at Iowa, Rocky Cherry. No reported explanation from the team yet, but it is likely this has to do with the Cubs' continued inability to get anything of value for Jacque Jones in a trade and get back up to twelve relievers. Petrick having thrown two innings yesterday, and the bullpen having thrown six overall, the Cubs likely felt they needed another fresh reliever.
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Petrick
No reported explanation from the team yet...
Here's what I think happened. What with the big win yesterday, and it being Friday anyway, everyone left the office early. In all the excitement, Hendry forgot to unplug the Random Transaction Generator before he left. Later on, one of the janitors reached under Hendry's desk to get the trashcan, and bumped his head. Temporarily dazed, he stumbled up against the RTG, inadvertantly activating it.
... and Welcome Back
Cherry had right shoulder pain after yesterday's game, so Petrick returns.