If you get the call from upstairs saying that you need to pack your bags to head for the minor league team, chances are that you will see that as a devastating demotion.  Perhaps you should instead see it as a chance for revitalization.  Two of the Bulls this week made the most of their minor league experience and have come back stronger than ever.  Meanwhile, maybe this week's Bears should consider making a little minor-league rendezvous:

Bulls

Brett Myers - SP - (Philadelphia Phillies):  Maybe teams should send more veterans down to the minors.  After Myers couldn't figure anything out in the first three months of the season, the Phillies sent Myers down to AAA to straighten himself out.  Give Myers credit; he could easily have refused and tried to earn his money in the majors, but he stuck it out at Lehigh Valley, and both the Phillies and Myers have reaped the rewards.  Since returning from the minors, he is 4-1 with a 1.66 ERA, and in his last three games, he has struck out 25 batters in 23 innings.  That's almost as hot as an Iron Pig, which is what uniform he was wearing 1.5 months ago.

Zach Miner - SP/RP - (Detroit Tigers):  Zach who?  Amazing how Detroit was supposed to be the World Series champion with Justin Verlander and Dontrelle Willis leading the way, and instead it is Armando Galaragga and Zach Miner trying to lead them to a respectable finish.  Miner actually started the year in relief, but after some bad relief outings, he was sent to AAA.  Three weeks later, Miner gets the call to join Detroit's starting rotation, and all he does is go 3-1 with a 3.52 ERA.  Miner won't strike out a lot of batters, but he gives his team a chance to win and could be a nice waiver-wire pickup.

Mark DeRosa - 1B/2B/3B/OF - (Chicago Cubs):  You don't know if he'll play or where he'll play.  All you know that is when he is in the lineup, he will hit.  DeRosa was a bit of a derided signing by the Cubs two years ago, but he has taken to Wrigley Field very nicely.  Last year, he hit for average, and this year, he has added power to his arsenal.  He has already established career highs with 18 HR, 78 RBI, and 87 R, and he is hitting nearly .400 in the last couple of weeks.

Runners-up Bulls:  Ricky Nolasco - SP - (Florida Marlins); Carlos Delgado - 1B - (New York Mets)

Bears

Brandon Lyon - RP - (Arizona Diamondbacks):  This scene actually looks pretty familiar.  After a blazing performance before the All-Star break, Lyon appears to be wearing down as the season heads into the final month.  Lyon has a 23.80 ERA in the last two weeks, piling up zero saves in the process.  Now, those outings have not resulted in any blown saves, but nine earned runs in 4.1 innings is always a source of concern.

Jason Giambi - 1B - (New York Yankees):  After seemingly coming back from the dead, Giambi might have returned to the grave.  At the least, the "stache" needs to revive its good-luck abilities.  Giambi has basically become a hit-or-miss player of late, missing more often than hitting.  He is hitting .171 in his last two weeks with a .499 OPS.  He still drives in some runs, but his other numbers have to be killing your team.

Adam Dunn - OF - (Cincinnati Reds):  Dunn initially looked revitalized upon moving to Arizona, but he has gone back to his old ways of late.  Though he is hitting .277 as a Diamondback, in the past week, he is hitting only .238 with only one extra-base hit.  Right before going to Arizona, Dunn had been struggling, hitting only .228 in the last month, and his season AVG is still only .236, though he continues to rank among the leaders with 34 HR and 83 RBI on the season.

Runners-up Bears: Kevin Kouzmanoff - 3B - (San Diego Padres); Casey Blake - 3B - (Los Angeles Dodgers)