Asked about the possibility of some kind of trade on last week's manager's show, Pat Gillick said something was likely to 'pop'. Well, all that's popped so far is that Andy Tracy, up from Lehigh Valley, was DFA'd yesterday and Reading righty Andrew Carpenter called up. Carpenter mopped up in the 9th inning of yesterday's dispiriting loss to the Mets and today was sent down. Fabio Castro has been tabbed to replace Carpenter. Why the erratic lefty was called up for the righty-heavy Cubs is anybody's guess. Even if J.C. Romero is not available (say it isn't so), Castro is not exactly the guy to spot for him. It feels as if the season is trickling away.
History in the making tonight at Wrigley as MLB institutes instant replay, for home run calls.
