Tuesday the Bucs face Carlos Zambrano. He was very tough on the Bucs last week though it took him 120 pitches to finish six innings. The trick to beating him is to irritate him, get under his skin, and get him to lose his cool. On Wednesday Sergio Mitre, who is a total wildcard and good dance partner for Josh Fogg. On Thursday the Bucs face Kerry Wood coming off his fuse-blowing 131-pitch loss. The Bucs should be on their best behavior this week and hope the umps get into a mood to bring Kerry Wood down a notch after he went into a 'roid rage on Eric Cooper. Not cool. Kerry Wood has won 59 games in five big-league seasons. He's 27 and he acts like he's already in the Hall of Fame. That ain't right.
The Bucs counter with Vogelsong, Fogg, and Wells. Mackowiak should start at least the first two games. Mackowiak is 2-for-13 off Wood so I don't know about the third game. It's no reason to bench him, but maybe McClendon doesn't get the higher math. Kendall has gone 3-for-30 against Wood but likewise that's no reason to bench him either. Craig Wilson should start all three games. Jack Wilson has a grip on the number two spot in the lineup too. No one knows how Mac will divide the PT at 2B. I'll guess Castillo starts the first two games.
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