Blister sends Wood to 15-day DL

CHICAGO - For days, the Cubs did all they could to postpone the inevitable. They waited. And waited. Until finally, they could wait no longer. On Thursday, the Cubs, left with no other choice, placed closer Kerry Wood on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 14, with a friction blister on his right index finger. Wood could come off the DL as early as Tuesday. “We sort of felt for the past few days that it would end this way,” Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. “We were hoping it wouldn't. He hasn't thrown in 12 days or so. The blister is not entirely healed. So this is really the prudent thing to do. “We rode it as long as we could.” It is the 12th career DL stint for Wood, who declined comment. Cubs general manager Jim Hendry explain