According to CSN's David Kaplan, Carlos Marmol is officially out as Cubs closer.
embedly_twitter_76922769background:url(http:a0.twimg.comprofile_background_images420759630KAP_Twitter_v2.jpg) 252733; padding:20px; embedly_twitter_76922769 pbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_76922769 .embedly_tweet_contentbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_76922769 p span.metadatadisplay:block;width:100;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px; padding-bottom: 12px; embedly_twitter_76922769 p span.metadata span.authorline-height:15px;color:999;font-size:14px embedly_twitter_76922769 p span.metadata span.author aline-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle embedly_twitter_76922769 p span.metadata span.author imgfloat:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px embedly_twitter_76922769 p a color: D02B55; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_76922769 p a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_76922769 .embedly_timestampfont-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top: 5px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .components-above span.embedly_timestampfont-size:10px;margin-top: 1px;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_76922769 a color: D02B55; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_76922769 a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-screen-name font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-full-name padding-left: 4px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actionsmargin-left: 10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px embedly_twitter_76922769 .components-above span.tweet-actionsfont-size:10px embedly_twitter_76922769 .controlsline-height:12px!important embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions a margin-left:5px embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions a bfont-weight:normal embedly_twitter_76922769 .components-above span.tweet-actions a bvertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_76922769 .components-above .tweet-textfont-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-image float: left; width: 40px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-user-block-image float: left; width: 48px; height: 48px embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-row margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 3px;line-height: 17px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-user-block margin-left: -40px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .stream-item padding-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .simple-tweet-image img margin-top: 4px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .simple-tweet-content margin: 0 0 13px 0px; font-size: 14px; min-height:48px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .in-reply-to-border border-color: EBEBEB; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0 0; embedly_twitter_76922769 .in-reply-to-text margin-left: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 10px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions i background: transparent url(http:a2.twimg.coma1306889658phoeniximgsprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px -3px 3px;outline: none; text-indent:-99999px;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;position:relative; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i background-position:-192px 0; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i background-position:0 0; embedly_twitter_76922769 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i background-position:-32px 0;@thekapman
David KaplanMarmol officially informed by Dale Sveum that he is out as Cubs closer. No defined role as of yet.
May 04 via UberSocial for iPhoneFavoriteRetweetReply
Marmol was unable to protect a three-run lead in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Reds in extra innings.
As for who will be closing games from here on out, Sveum has two pitchers in mind.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
embedly_twitter_89200999background:url(http:a0.twimg.comprofile_background_images782102856520_616463580185_3040...) C0DEED; padding:20px; embedly_twitter_89200999 pbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 0px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_89200999 .embedly_tweet_contentbackground:fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px embedly_twitter_89200999 p span.metadatadisplay:block;width:100;clear:both;margin-top:0px;height:40px; padding-bottom: 12px; embedly_twitter_89200999 p span.metadata span.authorline-height:15px;color:999;font-size:14px embedly_twitter_89200999 p span.metadata span.author aline-height:15px;font-size:20px;vertical-align:middle embedly_twitter_89200999 p span.metadata span.author imgfloat:left;margin:0 10px 0 0px;width:48px;height:48px embedly_twitter_89200999 p a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_89200999 p a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_89200999 .embedly_timestampfont-size:13px;display:inline-block;margin-top: 5px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .components-above span.embedly_timestampfont-size:10px;margin-top: 1px;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_89200999 a color: 0084B4; text-decoration:none; embedly_twitter_89200999 a:hovertext-decoration:underline embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-screen-name font-size: 14px; font-weight: bold; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-full-name padding-left: 4px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actionsmargin-left: 10px;font-size:13px;display:inline-block;width:250px embedly_twitter_89200999 .components-above span.tweet-actionsfont-size:10px embedly_twitter_89200999 .controlsline-height:12px!important embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions a margin-left:5px embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions a bfont-weight:normal embedly_twitter_89200999 .components-above span.tweet-actions a bvertical-align:baseline;line-height:12px embedly_twitter_89200999 .components-above .tweet-textfont-size:13px;vertical-align:baseline embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-image float: left; width: 40px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-user-block-image float: left; width: 48px; height: 48px embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-row margin-left: 40px; margin-top: 3px;line-height: 17px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-user-block margin-left: -40px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .stream-item padding-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 12px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .simple-tweet-image img margin-top: 4px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .simple-tweet-content margin: 0 0 13px 0px; font-size: 14px; min-height:48px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .in-reply-to-border border-color: EBEBEB; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 0 0; embedly_twitter_89200999 .in-reply-to-text margin-left: 4px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 10px; color: 999; font-size: 12px; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions i background: transparent url(http:a2.twimg.coma1306889658phoeniximgsprite-icons.png) no-repeat;width:15px;height:15px;margin:0 4px -3px 3px;outline: none; text-indent:-99999px;vertical-align:baseline;display:inline-block;position:relative; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions a.retweet-action i background-position:-192px 0; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions a.reply-action i background-position:0 0; embedly_twitter_89200999 .tweet-actions a.favorite-action i background-position:-32px 0;@TonyAndracki23
Tony AndrackiSveum says the Cubs will go with Russell or Dolis as closer based on matchups.
May 04 via Mobile WebFavoriteRetweetReply
Check back to CubsTalk for more on this story.
CSN's coverage of today's Cubs-Dodgers game begins at 12:30 p.m. with Cubs Pregame Live.