Friggin' rain.

A doubleheader tomorrow worries me. As the Cubs go with Prior on a day's rest and Clement on a day's rest, it sounds good. I mean, two solid pitchers facing the Buccos, what's not to like? First, Prior's likely to get stretched. Dusty (and everyone) will know that Clement's dealing with that bad stick and might come out early. Coming off two high-stress starts, it's a massive problem for Prior to go another 120 set.

Saturday could be it, one way or the other. Seriously, there's a better than 50% chance that by the end of that double shot, the playoffs will be set. The pressure falls squarely on Jeriome Robertson tonight. If the Brewers can win, the Astros have Ron Villone and Wade "Rag Arm" Miller to pick them up. Even that half-game could be a psychological monster, win or lose, for the Astros.

Assuming that either team can avoid a tiebreaker (which would likely be Oswalt vs. Estes, maybe Wood), both are significantly weakened. Somewhere, Leo Mazzone is rocking slower and Bobby Cox isn't smacking his wife as hard.