Carlos Marmol walked three in the ninth inning to load the bases with two outs, then Rick Ankiel cleared them with a triple to give Atlanta the 5-3 win.

This is manager Lou Piniella's last season. Is it a disappointing one? "What are you going to do?" Piniella said on Friday. "You take the good with the bad. It hasn't been easy for me, but it's not easy for anybody, and this isn't about me. This is about this organization."

Andrew Cashner isn't trying to throw 100 mph, but the rookie right-hander did see the "101" from the last pitch he threw on Thursday in the ninth inning, against the Padres.

Tyler Colvin took grounders at first base on Friday for the second day and could make his debut there during the Cubs' three-game series against the Nationals, which starts on Monday.

Mat Latos struck out a career-high 10 batters over seven innings to win his 13th game and lead the Padres to a 5-3 victory Thursday over the Cubs, who lost for the 18th time in the last 22 games.

The Cubs have used 15 rookies this season, and they made some history on Wednesday when six rookie pitchers appeared in one game.

Tyler Colvin hasn't played first base since his sophomore year in college, and that was only part time. On Thursday, he was taking grounders there during batting practice, and may take over for the Cubs in the future now that Derrek Lee is gone.

The Cubs will add outfielder Sam Fuld on Thursday, not Micah Hoffpauir, and it's because of a technicality.

The recent youth movement on the Cubs has Aramis Ramirez thinking about where he wants to play next season.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana football staff opened up the program for a one day full access day for the media on Wednesday where media members could experience a day in the life of an IU football player.

It amounted to a 13-hour day for me in Bloomington but what you get out of it is well worth the time. I think six or seven IU reporters took advantage of the opportunity.

It started with breakfast at 6:30 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. Then there were position meetings at 8, practice from 9-11:30, lunch, offense/defense staff meetings at 12:30, full coaching staff meeting at 1:30, special teams meeting at 3, another position meeting at 3:30, practice from 4-6:30, dinner, one more position meeting at 8. I was on the road back to Indy around 9.

The only catch is you're not allowed to have a notebook or tape recorder in the meetings but you definitely get a good feel for what they're trying to do, what they're trying to teach, etc... After each practice the staff breaks down the film together, and then takes it to their position meetings where the film is broken down and suggestions are made for how the second practice can be better. The same is done after the second practice.

I sat in on both offensive and defensive position meetings going with the linebackers and the wide receivers. Both were extremely hands on with players focused in on coverages and routes and being peppered with questions regarding what they did well or what they didn't do well on a particular play. I also attended the defensive staff breakdown meeting after the morning practice and got a much better feel for the new 3-4 defense as well as a better understanding for what responsibilities the defensive backs for an example had in the different zone coverages.

In the second practice, they had a full scrimmage in pads where they worked on situational third downs, both in the red zone, the open field and in goal line situations. Later, they had an overtime scrimmage. In each situation they had the first team, second team and third teams in action.

Here's a few thoughts from that scrimmage, focusing just on the offensive players. There's a scrimmage Saturday and I'll just focus on the defensive players with an update from that one:

RUNNING GAME: It's hard to get a feel because both Darius Willis and Antonio Banks continue to slowed by hamstring injuries. One player who has really looked and someone I know they are high on is true freshman Matt Perez from Park Ridge, Ill. Trea Burgess continues to run hard as does Nick Turner, the redshirt freshman from Southport. Also saw David Blackwell run the ball hard as well as Zach Davis-Walker.

QUARTERBACK: The battle for the No. 2 spot continues between Dusty Kiel and Ed Wright-Baker. Kiel seems to still have the edge though when they went with the No. 2's in the overtime scrimmage Wednesday, it was EWB at the controls. That tells me that at the very least it's still a competitive situation for that No. 2 spot behind Ben Chappell.

OFFENSIVE LINE: James Brewer looks good at right tackle. Saw some film of him in one of the film sessions that shows just how good of a pass blocker he is. Andrew McDonald, the former Warren Central player, is the starter at left tackle and has been keeping defenders off of Chappell. The starting guards are Justin Pagan and Cody Faulkner and the center is Will Matte. The pass blocking seems fine but it's hard to tell if the run blocking is adequate or if you just can't get a complete feel because the top guys are not scrimmaging at the running back spot.

KICKING GAME: Nick Freeland continues to have an edge in the kicking game from my perspective any way. Mitch Ewald missed a pair of 39 yarders, one in the first practice and another in overtime in the scrimmage. Now, there are several practices that are closed to the media so he may have great days when I'm not there but in terms of what I've seen with my own eyes I think Freeland, the redshirt sophomore from Lawrence North, would have the edge.

TIGHT ENDS: They're getting used in a lot of situations which is notable in and of itself. Max Dedmond, Brad Martin and Ted Bolser are the ones getting the most repetitions. Charles Love III, the redshirt sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., continues to have his arm in a sling because of his torn ligament in his thumb.

WIDE RECEIVERS: There's a couple of new developments on that front. First, Tyler Adetona, the redshirt sophomore from Gainesville, Ga., is not longer with the team. That happened sometime Tuesday but before the team picture at media day as he is not in the picture.There was no reason given but he's no longer there. Billy Lynch picked up a new wide out the same day when former quarterback Connor Creevey moved over. He seems to have picked things up pretty quickly. Tandon Doss has been seeing limited action with his sore groin. He practiced in the morning Wednesday but sat out of the afternoon scrimmage. Terrence Turner had a couple of touchdown catches in the scrimmage and looked solid. Damarlo Belcher and Duwyce Wilson, the redshirt freshman from Columbus East, are also having good camps. Another one to keep an eye on is No. 82 Dre Muhammad, the redshirt junior who is a transfer from Purdue. He has been making some plays. Three freshmen in particular have been solid though all are expected to redshirt. That group includes Logan Young, Tim O'Conner and Kofi Hughes. Hughes, also with a torn ligament in his thumb, has been practicing with a full cast on. He looked good in the scrimmage Wednesday.

The only other news coming out of Wednesday's practice is that head coach Bill Lynch will not be with the team on Friday as he will be in Maryland for the funeral of the dad of freshman tight end Paul Phillips who was killed in the Alaska plane crash last week. Paul and his two brothers who also play college football appeared on ESPN's First Take on Wednesday, an episode that was viewed by the IU football team during lunch.

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Derrek Lee was the big name going from Chicago to Atlanta on Wednesday, but the Cubs did get three Minor League pitchers in return for the veteran first baseman. MLB.com's Jonathan Mayo takes a look at Robinson Lopez, Tyrelle Harris and Jeffrey Lorick.

On Wednesday, Derrek Lee hugged his teammates and said farewell, but he'll say hello again on Friday. Lee was traded for three Minor League pitchers to the Braves, who open a three-game series at Wrigley Field then.

Derrek Lee begins a new phase of his life with the Braves on Friday. But in nearly seven seasons with the Cubs, he must have some inkling as to why the team hasn't won a World Series since 1908.

Four rookies started against the first-place Padres, who have the best record in the National League, and notched their 72nd win with a 5-1 victory over the Cubs.

Given the chance to play for a first-place team, Derrek Lee changed his mind. Lee, who invoked his 10-and-5 rights and rejected a trade to the Angels in late July, agreed to a deal Wednesday to the Braves, leaders in the National League East.

The Cubs will honor new Hall of Famer Andre Dawson on Aug. 30 at Wrigley Field.

Cubs catcher Geovany Soto hit off a batting tee for the second day Wednesday and has yet to take batting practice, but he is on schedule to be activated Sunday from the disabled list.

John Grabow's season is done after his left knee gave out on him during a rehab appearance in Mesa, Ariz., but he's not finished helping the Cubs this year.

Billy Williams was honored when he heard the news that his statue would be placed on the corner of Addison and Sheffield streets near Wrigley Field.

Jon Garland scattered four hits over seven shutout innings to lead the Padres to a 1-0 victory Tuesday night over Randy Wells and the Cubs.