Image from ESPN According to Chris Cotillo, Carlos Zambrano has found a new home. Take a look: Source: Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League sign RHP Carlos Zambrano. He joins Dontrelle Willis, Vlad Guerrero. — Chris Cotillo (@TradeDeadliner) May 7, 2013 The Long Island Ducks continue to add some quality former big leaguers to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: Carlos Zambrano
Trivia Tuesday Results: April 16th
This evening on Twitter (using the hashtag #TriviaTues) I put out a few trivia questions to my followers about the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. It was a lot of fun to put together and to execute. Here’s the questions I asked. If the Tweet load plugin thing isn’t working, then just click the date to see… Read more »
A closer look at Cubs Opening Day starters
Earlier in Spring Training, we learned about Dale Sveum‘s desired Opening Day lineup. This setup of was obviously barring any trades or further injuries. With less than four days until Opening Day, it looks like the aforementioned lineup is the one that will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday. Before we get to that game,… Read more »
Big Z: Weren’t you retiring?
Photo from ESPN.com Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano has told fans and the media he’s retiring on more than one occasion. Most remember when he cleaned out his locker and walked out on the team in 2011, but some may not recall the comments he made a few years prior to that. Here’s what Big… Read more »
What has become of the 2008 rotations?
I sat down to my computer earlier this week and saw this tweet: With today’s trade #Rays effectively have turned over their ’08 pennant-winning rotation of Shields, Garza, Kazmir & Edwin Jackson. — Matt Eddy (@eddymk) December 10, 2012 Followed by this response: @eddymk into Myers, Odorizzi, Montgomery, Leonard, Lee, Archer, Chirinos, Fuld, Guyer, Rodriguez,… Read more »
Rival Report 5/3: Wainwright wins, Braun’s trinity of homers, and a goat
I tuned in just in time (thanks Twitter) to see Jered Weaver finish off his first career no-hitter. I’m pretty sure the only no-hitter I saw from beginning to end was Carlos Zambrano‘s gem at Miller Park against the Houston Astros a few years back. My friend Gallia was in the stands, and I was… Read more »
Ordering the Cubs’ ten man rotation
On the outset of the Winter Meetings last December, Theo Epstein commented on the Chicago Cubs’ starting pitching situation. “We need starting pitching,” he said. “You can’t take your chances very seriously as a club if you go into a season with not just five guys you can point to, but six, seven, eight guys…. Read more »
Dear Santa, part one
Dear Santa: Hey there, it’s Justin. Remember me? You used to visit my house every year and deliver the goods. I must have been one of your first stops every year, because you always seemed to swing by on Christmas Eve while my family and I were at church, instead of at night while I… Read more »
Quade picks Dempster as Opening Day starter
+1 for Mike Quade. Today, Chicago Cubs beat reporter Carrie Muskat revealed that Quade picked Ryan Dempster as his Opening Day starter. The Cubs will kick off the season April 1st at Wrigley against the 18-losing-seasons-and-counting Pittsburgh Pirates. The decision interrupts Carlos Zambrano’s six game Opening Day streak. I absolutely love this move. In my… Read more »
