Tomko must go

I hate seeing guys on my team fail, and I know they do their best, but Bret Tomko hasn't got what it takes. He started the year ok, but the way he failed at Wrigley this afternoon is just a sign that he's gotta go. Coletti has to suck it up and cut Tomko. We don't have the strongest bullpen in the league, but we can't keep trotting out guys who fail more often than not. Come the playoffs, if we survive San Diego this weekend, the bullpen will get small enough not to need Tomko's place. Kuo can do middle relief, or Billingsley; we have other options.

The offense didn't help him much, but they did score 5. That should have been enough. Nomar needs to get going, and Kent; Drew actually did his share today. But the bottom line is: 5 runs should win a baseball game. Tomko hasn't got the stuff to make that true, and there just aren't enough games left to risk his gasoline-on-fire pitching anymore.