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Carlos Zambrano is Moving to the Bullpen

Meet the Cubs new $18 million dollar set up man (photo)
Carlos Zambrano Moving to the Bullpen
In a move that stunned baseball fans who weren’t too out of it from celebrating 4/20 with Geovany Soto, Chicago Cubs manager Lou Pinella announced that starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano would be moved to the Cubs bullpen to be Carlos [...]

Chicago Cubs Opening Day 2010 – Monday, April 5th in Atlanta

Carlos Zambrano is ready for Opening Day!
Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves
Start Time: 3:10 PM Chicago time
Starting Pitchers: Carlos Zambrano vs Derek Lowe
TV: WCIU and ESPN
Chicago Cubs Opening Day Starting Lineup
1. Ryan Theriot, SS
2. Kosuke Fukudome, RF
3. Derrek Lee, 1B
4. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
5. Marlon Byrd, CF
6. Alfonso Soriano, LF
7. Mike Fontenot, 2B
8. Geovany Soto, C
9. Carlos [...]

Chicago Cubs 2010 Starting Rotation the Best in the National League Central

The Fantastic Five +1: Zambrano, Lilly, Dempster, Wells, Silva, Gorzelanny
Chicago Cubs 2010 Starting Rotation
Lou Pinella has named the starting rotation for opening day 2010 and it will be Carlos Zambrano, Ryan Dempster, Randy Wells along with new Cubs Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzelanny.
Of course one of those last two guys, Silva or Gorzo, will lose [...]

Andre Dawson Elected to Hall of Fame

Hall of Famer Andre Dawson
Andre Dawson Elected to Hall of Fame
Congratulations Andre!  On January 6, 2009, Andre Dawson became a member of Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame.  After not receiving enough votes to gain entrance eight times, he finally “got the call” after getting 420 of the 405 votes needed to join.
For Cubs fans [...]

The Strangest Chicago Cubs Injuries of All Time

Jose Cardenal is a legend for more than just his afro
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The Chicago Cubs and injuries go together like peanut butter and chocolate.  Injuries are a part of professional sports and can’t be avoided but somehow the Cubs seemed to have taken injuries to a higher form of art.  Why get injured making a diving catch [...]

Cubs Walk Their Way to Walk Off Win Against Brewers in Extra Innings

Fontenot celebrates the winning walk after Theriot ran home (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
Cubs Beat Brewers with Walk Off Walk
It was another low scoring game by the Cubs offense but nobody cares as long as you win the game and the Cubs did just that, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in 10 innings. The winning run scored on [...]

Carlos Zambrano Reaches 100 Career Wins

Carlos Zambrano Reaches 100 Career Wins
On June 5, 2006 Carlos Zambrano reached his 100th career victory by pitching a two hit performance against the Cincinnati Reds and the bullpen managed to hold on to win the game 2-1.  Not only did Zambrano pitch 6 2/3 innings and strikout seven but he also hit his 18th [...]

Carlos Zambrano Ejected, Then Ejects Umpire in Retaliation

Carlos Zambrano Ejects Umpire Mark Carlson and Pinella Has to Laugh
photo by Charles Rex Arbogast – AP
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Big Z Gets Ejected, Fun Had by All
Nothing like a classic ejection from a game right?  Some people condemn the tirades as “childish” but I say those people are BORE-ING.  Moments like Carlos Zambrano’s ejection in the seventh inning [...]

Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts by Reyn Spooner

Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirt by Reyn Spooner featuring Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts
Not that long ago I began to notice these really cool Chicago Cubs Hawaiian Shirts on people at Wrigley Field.  The first time I saw one I thought “Wow, That’s Cool!”.  Then I saw another one and another one, in different designs but [...]

Chicago Cubs Payroll and Player Salaries 2009

Hey Cubs fans.  Let’s talk a moment about the business side of baseball.  We’re going to discuss the Chicago Cubs player salaries today and the Chicago Cubs 2009 payroll.  I’m also going to rant a little bit about player salaries, but perhaps not in the way you might be expecting.
I’ve tried to list every Chicago [...]