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Chatwood to the DL.

With what supposed injury?

Is that the same as the directional atrebious tendon?  That's bad.

<Deeg wants Dusty to do what to himself?>

Murphy was asked about his checkered history with homophobia at his first Wrigley press conference.  It was a pretty evasive answer - mostly he just talked about Billy Bean, as usual.  But he does at least seem to have progressed a little, to his credit.

Keith Law with the pun of the day after Chatwood's "hip injury."

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heard the Cubs put Chatwood on the DL with WHIP inflammation

What did he say that makes him homophobic?

Possibly the fact that he has said he doesn't like gays or the "gay lifestyle," combined with the fact that there is no "gay lifestyle."

Being opposed to the "gay lifestyle" and not being homophobic is about like a white person being opposed to the "black lifestyle" and not being racist.  There is no "black lifestyle."  There is no "gay lifestyle."  There is merely thinly veiled bigotry.

In only 5 starts and 34 IP, Hamels is now second among Cubs starters in fWAR:

https://www.fangraphs.com/leaders.aspx?pos=all&stats=sta&lg=all&qual=10&type=8&season=2018&month=0&season1=2018&ind=0&team=17&rost=0&age=0&filter=&players=0

If Hendricks falters at all, there's a chance Hamels could end up being the Cubs' most valuable starting pitcher this year in only 10-11 starts.

Stats aside, this is already true.