Gorzellany's elbow stiff

So says the Pirates Notebook in the PG today. He'll miss his start today and for now is being pushed back to Thursday, which means more Chacon in the rotation. Tracy and Gorzellany both go out of their way to emphasize that it's nothing serious, calling it a "glitch" and "not a setback." We all know what that means... see ya in 2008, Tom.

Meanwhile in non-Bucco news Tom Glavine has a mystery arm ailment that sounds an awful lot like Kip Wells' mystery ailment in Spring Training. I've never been a Glavine fan because of the awful childhood memories he heaped upon me, but I still hope the guy's OK. If he's done for the year it probably makes a Yankees/Dodgers World Series a mortal lock, ending in the 3rd consecutive sweep of the NL in the Series and endless flashbacks to the '50s as FOX tries to revive the rivalry when the two teams played in the World Series, like, every year (though they were in the same city at the time). Of course the alternative is a Subway Series, which would be even more painful for the fans to watch. Or maybe the Yankees won't make the World Series at all, but I kind of doubt that given that the vast improvements they made to themselves at the deadline made a good pitching staff kind of optional.