Being a Cub fan is never dull, I'll give it that. Things finally seemed like they were going well: the Zambrano rotation-setup-long relief-back to the rotation drama was at an end, Sean Marshall (the best pitcher for the job) was made the 8th inning guy, and the Cubs managed to match their longest winning streak of the year against Philadelphia (4 games in a row? When did these fuckers win 4 games in a row?) last night. Hell, Aramis Ramirez even had a walk-off home run against Colorado the other night and he and Derrek Lee are starting to show some signs of life in the batter's box. Starlin Castro has provided some nice buzz and a little distraction from the sucking noise the Cubs make wherever they go. Then there's the whole Marlon Byrd Experience, which is just awesome.

So just when I was starting to feel somewhat positive about this team again, the Cubs had to go and cock it up by signing Bob Howry. Yeah, that Bob Howry. Bob Howry who was so terrible a fan ran on to the field to confront him. The Bob Howry currently sporting an ERA of 10.67 with a 1.67 WHIP in 14.1 innings pitched this year. Bob Howry who was just released by the Diamondbacks, the same Diamondbacks who have one reliever with an ERA under 4.00. That reliever? Aaron Heilman. So it's come to this. Picking up the refuse of a team whose best reliever is Aaron fucking Heilman. Gah.