If you've ever wondered how Larry Rothschild has kept his job through the years even though the Cubs have gone through a couple of managers, the answer is, he's a genius. Look at how he was able to identify Marmol's problem and instantly come up with a corrective measure:
If it sounds like Piniella is short on specific remedies, maybe that's because pitching coach Larry Rothschild said they've run through just about all the applicable fix-it plans.
The one thing they had Marmol start doing during this road trip was use all eight warmup pitches on the mound before starting to pitch, instead of his usual routine of using just half what he was allowed.
Piniella: "Larry, I thought you said you worked with Carlos before the game?"
Rothschild: "I did, we got him throwing 8 warmup pitches instead of 4."
Piniella: "He still looks wild to me."
Rothschild: "I've pretty much done everything I can do here."
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