Except the way Marcum has pitched the last 2 games (and month for that matter) no one would really second guess him for trying Narveson. I think it would be a terrible move. Take a guy who hasn't started in a long time and hasn't pitched much recently over one of your better pitchers just because the pitcher is having a bad stretch, the same kind of stretch that pitchers have at some point every single year all based on a small sample size of innings by Narveson that includes games against players that aren't even on the team anymore. Add to that the fact the Cardinals are slightly better against lefties. If Narveson pitches poorly second guessers come out of the woodwork too, I guarantee it. Now starting Kotsay in CF is just silly, so I really hope that one doesn't happen.