With Cubs, every little goof counts Never a shortage of mistakes in loss

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Where do you start with a mess like Wednesday? How about formercloser Rod Beck? He drew a media crowd after a 7-5 loss to Arizonain 11 innings because he didn't play in a game in which manager JimRiggleman used 19 players.

"I've never been asked why I didn't play, just why I playedpoorly," Beck said. "Lately, they have been trying to get me work insituations that don't much matter. I guess I'm such a late-inningpitcher now I'm not needed until the game is over."

Except for Beck, only starters Kevin Tapani, Kyle Farnsworth,Steve Trachsel, Jon Lieber and Micah Bowie sat out one final kick tothe rump in a 3-11 homestand. If you wondered whether …