With his back against the wall, Maddux will once again attempt to stretch his streak of consecutive 15 win seasons to 18 in a row. Go Go Greg!

In other news...

Demspter would like to stay with the Cubs

And who wouldn't? Dempster fancies himself a loyal individual and wants to come back and help the team that gave him a chance reach the promised land. Honestly, I'd be pretty happy about this just so we don't have to hear about a closer battle in spring training. If there is magic closer pixie dust, it seems Dempster has a pocket full as he has managed to convert 31 out of 33 save opportunities this year, one of the better marks in the league. Hopefully having an "established closer" next year will allow all the other relievers to "settle into their rolls" and "not suck." Here's hoping.