Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Hat tip to Bleacher Nation for the find, but it appears that Carlos Zambrano has duped us all. Official rosters are set to be announced tomorrow but SI.com has the scoop on Team Venezuela.
Carlos Zambrano of the Chicago Cubs will stand in for Santana on the mound while sluggers Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers will lead Venezuela's offense, according to the line-up released on Monday by Edwin Zerpa, president of the Venezuelan Baseball Federation.
In addition to Santana, Anibal Sanchez, Angel Guzman, Maicer Izturis and Renyel Pinto will not be participating, mostly because their respective Major League teams would not clear them. Others did not want to risk injuries.
Zambrano was not originally expected to join the line-up, but the Cubs decided to clear him.
No good will come of this.
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#1 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
1st! ...but sad. First we have all of these questions about Z's health, now this? Oh boy, no good will come of this.
#13 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Congratulations! You have now qualified yourself for dipshit of the week...
#18 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I second this. You can pull that shit at Al's site if you wish.
#24 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I think SJS was joking around...I hope.
But yes, claiming "first" in the comments is lame
so is calling anyone dipshit
#32 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
yeah, I agree that it was a little harsh... maybe douchebag?
#33 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I believe the following is the correct order of lameness:
html end tag followed by clever line > using "greater than" sign > calling someone a dipshit > claiming "first" in the comments > anything at Al's site
/internet stupidity
#2 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I'm hoping, seriously hoping, that if the questions about his health were real, the Cubs wouldn't have cleared him. It has been an interesting progression of events for Z: turning down the WBC to have eye surgery, not having eye surgery, delaying throwing regimen, now rejoining the WBC.
Maybe he just changed his mind about wanting to play for his country, and this is all pretty benign. Oh wait, that's right, this is the Cubs.
#3 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
i'll take this. we'll get to see how ready he is and see him in games where there will be a gun on his arm.
been a weird news-stream spring for Z...
#4 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Let me be the first to throw this out there....Z goes down, or something looks Prior-esque about him during the WBC: how soon does Hendry get on the phone with the Padres?
#5 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
If they thought Z was hurt, he would not be in the WBC as they can block injured guys from playing. So I will take this as good news that he suiting up for Sean Penn's favorite team.
#6 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I thought that Penn was protesting the WBC because Iran didn't have a team. The 2013 WBC should have a Penn Pool (Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and China). Time to expand the field anyway.
#10 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
But I don't think it's as easy as saying "you are injured you are not playing." I believe if there is a disagreement the player has the right for some sort of MLB board to decide on the issue. Z did not have off-season surgery or anything, he ended the season healthy, so there is no real argument the Cubs could make and win about Z not being able to pitch. Unless there was some sort of public injury already in spring training, it would be hard to keep him out if he wanted to play, even if he doesn't feel 100%.
#7 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
The alien on his upper lip is cutting off the blood supply to his cabeza loca.
#14 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Do we need one more for the fantasy league or do you have someone on the way? I ask because I know a guy who would be interested. A Met's fan, but other than that, he's alright.
#15 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
No Mets allowed!
#17 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
lol... look at it this way, while he's drafting Endy Chavez, you can be drafting real players.
#20 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
"while he's drafting Endy Chavez"
That's exactly why I don't want him in there. I build my OF around Chavez, Juan Pierre and Willy Tavares with Michael Bourne, Carlos Gomez and Fred Lewis/Joey Gathright coming off the bench.
I feel the need...for speed.
And Chavez is in Seattle this season, so he'll be drafting Ryan Church and Fernando Tatis (who hit 2 grand slams in one inning ya know Why the Dodgers left in Chan HoHoKam Park after the first slam I'll never understand.)
#23 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I'll check when I get home tonight, but I think we're at 9 signed up, 2 outstanding invitations and one more inquiry in my inbox. Will update this in about 6-8 hours.
#26 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I think we have 11 in there, but I don't know how to count and I can't check my fantasy sports while at school.
#30 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Yes, 11 currently. I think there needs to be an even number? (Not sure) So if we need one more, I gotz one.
#39 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
You don't need an even number in Roto, i have no clue why we're going with stupid head to head in a baseball league
#40 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
should have used our point scoring system that I sent John...
#41 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Nothing is set in stone, that's why I asked everyone for some feedback. I had to choose something to set up the league, but everything is negotiable, including stupid head-to-head.
#42 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
head to head makes my brain explode in baseball. It promotes streaming, constant changes and daily activity, something I prefer not to do.
#44 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
can we get a time for maybe 30 minutes to an hour to go over some of these league discussions? Get all of this straightened out.
#46 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I'm one of the outstanding
and have the ID/password
just not sure how to join the league...
pointing/laughter ensues.
#48 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
Go to the Yahoo fantasy home page, click on Baseball 09...click join league and enter the ID/pass, and then it's simple set up from there.
#47 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
you're welcome to use parachat, link in the menu bar above...
#45 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
then you won't like the pt system we use either, although it would still work with weekly lineup changes..
and sorry to JohnBeasly and all of you involved in that league, my previous comment came off as rather pretentious...set-up the league as you see fit.
I do agree that H2H fantasy baseball is quite lame...I also think roto league is quite lame.
#52 Re: Zambrano still Cray-Zee
I like the idea of keeping the same scoring system. That way, who knows, we might want to compare teams from both leagues down the road or some crazy shit like that.
On the other hand, I'm a "yes man", so whatever is cool with me.
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