The Cubs have put Aramis Ramirez on the DL with a strained quadricep. Needless to say (but I'll say it anyway because team management doesn't yet seem to get it), this development should take whatever wind was still in the Cubs playoff sails. I'd just as soon let Ramirez take the rest of the year off, since he's seemed to have nagging injuries bothering him all year (groin, back, and so forth). There's no reason I can think of to run him back out there for the last couple meaningless weeks of the year. This concept also applies to Kerry Wood, by the way.

In Ramirez's place, the Cubs have recalled proven rookie benchwarmer Ronny Cedeno, who figures to see Dusty make a mockery of the competitive nature of sport by playing Jose Macias regularly until the Cubs are mathematically eliminated, and maybe longer if the mood strikes. Good, smart teams make the best of injuries like this by using it as an opprtunity to see if their kids can play. But of course, good teams don't have Jose Maciases on their roster, either.

Source: Cubs.com