Carlos Zambrano

Lol, good one from Craig Calcaterra @ Hardball Talk : When considering Heath Bell‘s non-blown-save-blown-save, this part hadn’t occurred to me:  Carlos Zambrano was the pitcher of record and stood to get the win if Bell had managed to lock the game down in the ninth.  Yet, despite this, there was no violence, mayhem, sturm nor drang. Clark Spencer from the Miami Herald:  “I feel like I’m a new Carlos Zambrano,” he said, “because the old Carlos Zambrano would be throwing a chair and screaming...Read Full Story

Many Cubs fans had been waiting a long, long time for this day—and no, I’m not referring to the Cubs first win of the 2012 season. Rather, Carlos Zambrano finally made his first major league start wearing a uniform other than Cubbie Blue. Big Z lasted six innings allowing 4 ER on 4 hits, walking 2 and striking out 6 against the Reds at Great American Ballpark on Sunday. Tension rose as the Reds plated three runs in the first, but Zambrano stymied any potential meltdown to kept himself and...Read Full Story

The $15M dollars the Cubs are paying to rid themselves of Carlos Zambrano is worth every penny of Tom Ricketts’ money. Although it’s not the big-splash move Cubs fans had hoped for at the Winter Meetings, or the looming trade of Matt Garza, it’s certainly the most critical move Theo Epstein has made this offseason—and I couldn’t be happier. Epstein, all too familiar with the benefits of a winning clubhouse culture that he experienced in Boston (and the downside of a troubled one for that...Read Full Story

I couldn’t care less where Carlos Zambrano pitches next season, just as long as it’s not with the Cubs. Fortunately, we know some team, some where, will revert to the old Cubs ways of making excuses for and enabling Zambrano’s childish behavior just to land him in their rotation. All fine by me. Such is life in professional sports. One team’s trash is another’s treasure. And the Cubs are way past due taking this load to the dump. Where Zambrano ends up, I don’t know. Perhaps there’s a reunion...Read Full Story

PTI: What Should Cubs Do With Zambrano? VIDEO PLAYLIST PTI: What Should Cubs Do With Zambrano? PTI: What Should Cubs Do With Zambrano? Rome: Nothing Worse Than Quitting Rome: Nothing Worse Than Quitting Could Big Z Return to Cubs Clubhouse? Could Big Z Return to Cubs Clubhouse? Zambrano Has No Problem With Cubs Zambrano Has No Problem With Cubs Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano received calls and text messages of support from people such as Sammy Sosa and Ozzie Guillen, he told...Read Full Story

by Buddy Biancalana I recently returned from ball’s Winter Meetings. Reflecting backwards over the three day, one crossfire I had is remaining with me.  The crossfire of which I intentionally did more listening than speaking, included Carlos Zambrano’s vasoconstrictive Barry Praver, Cub’s VP, Player Personnel, Oneri Fleita and MLB.com author Carrie Muskat. They were discussing Zambrano’s challenge. Certainly if Carlos could harness his emotions, overcome his reoccurring raising issue and...Read Full Story

With the MLB season a little over a month old, fantasy managers are beginning to ask themselves if Carlos Zambrano's rise back to relevancy can continue. Big Z has been a fantasy head-scratcher for some time now, but owners should keep hold of him and ...Read Full Story

What happens when you have a lug of a pitcher with no regard for his fellow teammates, the organization that pays him millions of dollars, and his own body? You’d have Carlos Zambrano, man notable for throwing fast. And punching his own teammates. When was the last time you punched your coworker and your job allowed you to report in the next day? Probably never, and thankfully that’s how Cubs brass decided to handle Zambrano’s situation. By shipping him off to the Florida Marlins. It’s a very...Read Full Story

When I first heard of the ‘Bunny Hutch’ I thought what a great place for a bachelor party! Turns out it’s not that kind of Bunny Hutch, but a rather family oriented place of batting cages and miniature golf. Still not a bad way to spend a Monday afternoon. I took a couple rounds of BP from both side of the plate then shot eight-over par for the course. Finished the day off with some Lou Malnati’s–deep dish pepperoni. Yum! +++ I was home in time to catch Big Z’s exclusive interview on Comcast...Read Full Story

When I first heard of the ‘Bunny Hutch’ I thought what a great place for a bachelor party! Turns out it’s not that kind of Bunny Hutch, but a rather family oriented place of batting cages and miniature golf. Still not a bad way to spend a Monday afternoon. I took a couple rounds of BP from both side of the plate then shot eight-over par for the course. Finished the day off with some Lou Malnati’s–deep dish pepperoni. Yum! +++ I was home in time to catch Big Z’s exclusive interview on Comcast...Read Full Story