Riding the Iowa Merry-Go-Round

Yesterday, the Cubs made yet another move, calling up the delightfully named Rocky Cherry from Iowa and sending Billy Petrick back down to the minors. Now I know what you're thinking, Billy who? Apparently we brought this guy up on June 26th and his major league debut was lost in the three-ring circus that was the Rockies series. So the only thing that surprised me about yesterday's move was that I had no idea Billy Petrick even existed.

But Billy didn't even have time to unpack his bags when he got to Iowa, as Cherry was placed on the DL today with a "right lat strain". I'm not sure exactly what that means, but as long as it's not his groin he should be alright. Either way, losing Rocky Cherry is never a good thing, as the guy has worked his way to a 2.38 ERA in the bigs, despite only being able to pull off a 6.75 ERA at Iowa.

EDIT: Turns out Billy didn't even make it back to Iowa. He drove home to Morris, IL, which is about an hour and a half from Wrigley, and was still there when he got the call. At least he's saving the Cubs some money on airfare.

The Groin Attacks Again!

I forgot to mention this in yesterday's game summary. The biggest reason the Cubs won the game is probably because Ben Sheets thought he was playing for the Cubs for a minute. He left in the 3rd inning with a strained groin. Nomar feels your pain, Mr. Sheets.

This image will be burned into your brain until the end of time.

On a side note, there's an interesting article over at The Daily Northwestern about what it's like to play Cubs reporter for a day. The writer even got a hug from Michael Barrett. Oh yeah? Well I high fived Ronnie Woo Woo. Twice. Suck on that.