Disputing a play at the plate, Carlos Zambrano had a meltdown of epic proportions. The Chicago Cubs pitcher nicknamed Big Z got a Big Heave Ho. You can watch the Carlos Zambrano epic meltdown video at the end of this entry.
With the Cubs beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1, Nyjer Morgan was trying to score when Zambrano placed a tag on him. The replays show that Morgan might have been out but the ump called him safe. Then Zambrano exploded. He bumped the ump, which got him ejected. Then he tried to toss the umpire and threw the baseball into the …read more

The 100 year curse looks to be alive and breathing. The Chicago Cubs lost their first playoff game in 2008 by a final score of 7-2 against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
At first, things looked fine for Chicago. They got up 2-0 by scoring two in the bottom of the second inning. But then James Looney of the Dodgers hit a grand slam in the top of the fifth inning to put Los Angeles up for good.
Not surprisingly, Manny Ramirez shined for the Dodgers. He was 2-4 with a walk, two runs, an RBI and a homer run. Derek …read more

Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter in Chicago Cubs history in 36 years. Zambrano, who was coming off of an injury, pitched the no-hitter against the Houston Astros.
In a game won by the Cubs 5-0, Zambrano allowed only two base runners — he walked Michael Bourn and hit Hunter Pence.
The last time Zambrano pitched was on September 2nd when left a start with an apparent arm injury. While at first worried, the medical reports came back positive and he was able to return to the mound in less than two weeks.
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The Chicago Cubs wanted C.C. Sabathia but Sabathia got traded to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Cubs consolation prize is a pretty darn good pitcher — Rich Harden, formerly of the Oakland Athletics.
In the trade, the Cubs got Harden and pitcher Chad Gaudin. In return, the Cubs sent Sean Gallagher, Matt Murton, Eric Patterson and Josh Donaldson to Oakland.
Harden has been a very good pitcher during his career. However, his major drawback is health. Harden being healthy has been a rare occurrence in recent years, having not started 20 games in a season …read more

Carlos Zambrano, who earlier in the month had an MRI on shoulder, is ready to come back for the Chicago Cubs. That’s good news for the Cubs, especially considering they just got swept by the Chicago White Sox.
Zambrano felt discomfort in his shoulder before leaving his last start. The MRI didn’t reveal any major damage, so Zambrano has gotten the green light to resume pitching. Although it hasn’t been announced when Zambrano will pitch next, it should be in the next week.
On the season, Big Z is 8-2 with a 3.13 ERA.

Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs
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CC Sabathia, the oversized ace for the Cleveland Indians, is looking more and more like a player that is about to be traded. The Indians, who are 35-41 and seven games behind the AL Central leading Chicago White Sox, will likely look to trade Sabathia before he becomes a free agent after the season.
Sabathia struggled mightily to begin his 2008 campaign but has bounced back nicely. After posting a 7.76 ERA in April, Sabathia had a 2.44 ERA in May and so far in June has a 2.74 ERA. Sabathia, who won the Cy Young Award last …read more

Carlos Zambrano, the pitching ace for the Chicago Cubs, left Wednesday’s game after feeling discomfort in his pitching shoulder. Zambrano had given up seven hits and four earned runs in 6.2 innings of work. He will have an MRI on the shoulder.
The Cubs cannot afford for anything major to be wrong with Zambrano’s shoulder. The Cubs have a very good shot at making the postseason as it stands, however losing Zambrano would be a crushing blow to those chances. The good news is that after the game Zambrano was hopeful nothing major would be wrong with …read more