Ump defends decision to call Cubs loss

Crew chief says field could have become 'a joke'

Though he was happy with his team's 9-3 victory over the Mets on Thursday, Cubs manager Mike Quade still might have been smarting over the end of Wednesday's six-inning, rain-shortened loss in which the Cubs didn't get a chance to bat in the seventh.

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