It's Crim to Rescue // First Start Since 1987 Winds Up in Victory

Chuck Crim went through a series of emotions when he walked intothe Cubs' training room Monday and saw scheduled starting pitcherMike Morgan stretched on a table.

"I said, `What's up?' " Crim said. "He said, `It's my back,bro. I don't know if I can make it.' "

"I got to thinking, `Now what do we do? Who's going to pitch?'Then they told me. Me."

Then what?

"Well, I was surprised, sure. Then I got an adrenaline rush youwouldn't believe. I'm glad it rained before the game. It calmed medown, gave me a chance to relax."

A five-run first inning by his teammates helped Crim relax evenmore. He won his first start since 1987, when he was with …