Carlos Zambrano

While the trade deadline is still quite a ways off, CBS Sports' Jon Heyman has already started thinking about which players are most likely to be on the move. The Chicago Cubs, mired in last place in the NL Central, figure prominently in his ...  

Times Books sent me a copy of Rick Morrissey's new book Ozzie's School of Managment last week. I got to tell you, the more I read about skipper Ozzie, the more I thought about Joe Maddon. A lot of Morrissey's Ode to Ozzie is what you would expect.  

Hopefully the Anthony Rizzo trade is one of those. I remember sitting in front of former Cubs GM Jim Hendry with a list of questions. After one he didn't particularly like, he said to me, "You could have a list with any general manager of the mistakes they made."  

Could a Winless Starting Pitcher Be an All-star in 2012?: Fan's OpinionYahoo! SportsContributor Network – 14 minutes ago As most Chicago Cubs fans know, the starting pitcher with the fourth best ERA in the National League is Ryan Dempster. Sadly, that same starting pitcher is winless in 2012. Cubs' starter Ryan Dempster is 0-3 with a ...  

Here's another example of how false rumors get started. After Friday's loss, Gordon Wittenmyer of the Sun-Times asked Ryan Dempster if he thought he'd be traded. Response: "I’m not an idiot. I know how things go," said Dempster, a two-time All-Star and the Cubs’ Opening Day starter the last two seasons. "I know how it goes with players in contract years and the team not necessarily doing like they’re supposed to be doing, there’s...  

Carlos Zambrano (3-3) allowed three runs and seven hits in six-plus innings and came away impressed by the Nationals. "Man, I'll tell you what, I found out why they're in first place," Zambrano said. "Those kids can hit. They're good.  

Carlos Gonzalez hit the next pitch up the middle to tie the score and the next batter, Troy Tulowitzki, crushed a three-run homer to left field to give the Rockies a lead they would not relinquish. Colorado then breezed to an 8-4 victory at Marlins Park ...  

Greg Dobbs drove in Hanley Ramirez with a two-out single in the first and the Marlins added two more on a Zambrano single to center and a Reyes single to right with one out in the second. But it wasn’t enough. White went six innings for ...  

Tulowitzki hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the fifth inning off Carlos Zambrano (2-3) and doubled home a run in ... of Jas Johals' report on the unique business relationship of Jimmy Pattison and Glen Clark. Wed, May 23 - The owner of a multi- million ...  

MIAMI -- Considering the way Carlos Zambrano has been pitching, Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen admitted to having "a little smile on my face" when the offense staked him to a 3-0 lead. That smile didn't make it through the culmination of Wednesday's game.  

HOUSTON -- Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hitter for his first win of the season and Giancarlo Stanton extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a two-run homer, leading the Miami Marlins to their seventh straight win with a 4-0 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.  

The Marlins are the best National League team ... The game is scheduled for a 7:05 p.m. first pitch, with television coverage provided by Fox Sports Florida. Radio coverage of the game will be provided by WAXY 790 AM and WAQI 710 AM  

HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Zambrano pitched a three-hitter for his first ... CHICAGO (AP) — Jeff Samardzija allowed five hits and a run over seven strong innings, and Bryan LaHair, Ian Stewart and Geovany Soto each homered to lead Chicago past ...  

Carlos Zambrano flashed some of his former brilliance on Monday night against the Houston Astros, tossing his first shutout since September 25, 2009 against the San Francisco ... The Marlins beat one of the game's best early season performers on Monday ...  

Both Jay Bruce and Ryan Braun added their ninth home runs of the ... Dale Thayer (1), Jason Motte (5), Vincente Padilla (1) Tony Sipp (1), Frank Francisco (8), Nick Hagadone (1). The pitching match ups I'm looking forward to the most tonight are few ...