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Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
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Seiya Suzuki, OF

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Zambrano Answers Questions About Arm Issues with No-Hitter

Submitted by Rob G. on

Well that was kind of awesome...except I walked out right before Derrek Lee's double in the third. So I'll have to relive the glory through those who were witness.

I found out about the no-hitter when I opened my email and one of our readers sent me the parachat screen grab from the end of the game.

As you can see, Mister Whipple was particularly enthused. Thanks to reader Andy for the pic.

You can see the video higlights as well at ESPN.com.

With the Brewers getting swept by the Phillies and the Cubs win, the Cubs magic number has been reduced to seven for both making the playoffs and winning the division.

Well damn that was fun, too bad I missed most of it.

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Comments

Submitted by superjimmer on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:11 am

It is amazing how much energy Zambrano brings to this team (and city). I think Soriano and Zambrano are the spiritual leaders of the club. Both of them add far more than their stats could ever reflect (even though their stats are good, and particularly Zambrano's tonight). Understatement. THey're just the guys you want on the field. I think Z has a competitive spirit perhaps only matched by Walter Payton and Michael Jordan.

Submitted by The Real Neal on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:13 am

Watching the game in retrospect, various thoughts: When Soriano hits the 3rd pitch of a game for a home run: We win! When they mention Hunter Pence's 13 game hitting streak: Not for long... Long littany of excuses about travelling and playing etc: Tough luck, you could have come to Milwaukee Friday with your families (most of you are millionares, you know), if you wanted. 96 on the game score, two better than Lester's No hitter for highest score of the season.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:17 am

rally pink was in full effect on parachat. hehe...wes was rocking the rally teal and everyone was cap'd up for the hell of it. ah, pointless stupidity. great game...glad the 9th was on ESPN even if i had to follow the rest online.

Submitted by crunch on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:35 am

out of the ashes of prior and wood emerges a guy who has pretty much cemented his place in the "legend" area of cubs history. he was that "other guy" lost in the prior/wood mix for too long. about time he got a piece of history to go along with his obviously superior play.

Submitted by Mister Whipple on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:11 am

Hey, I won't be embarrassed or apologize for my unbridled enthusiasm after watching one of the greatest baseball games of my entire life. That I got to share it with crunch, Andy, Brick, Chad, ryno, bizmarquis, and all the other PChat all stars made it that much better. I even woke up my kids cheering on the last pitch!

Submitted by tbone on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:16 am

I was watching on TV when Holtzman no-hit the Braves. Went the next day and the Cubs lost. I was watching on TV when Holtzman pitched his second no-hitter. Was going to go to the Hooton no-hitter but the weather was so crappy that we stayed home thinking the game would be cancelled. Watched the final four innings on TV. For some reason was sitting inside with my Dad and watched the final four innings of the Pappas no-hitter. Watched the first and final five innings of the Z no-hitter. And these were just a few of the sad number of notable games. The rest of my life is filled with images of Mike Vail flying to the warning track and Bill Bonham giving up gargantuan homers to Mike Lum.

Submitted by 10man on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:39 am

Just from the comments on this blog, it's so obvious already what kind of a psychological and emotional impact Z has on Cubs fans when he is on the field and playing well. I can just imagine what the impact is in that clubhouse. Electric!

Submitted by Pell Mell on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:11 am

I'd never seen a no-hitter before, but I always imagined that the 9th inning would be nerve-wracking. It kind of was, but I had a rock-bottom confidence in Z's ability to do it. I think that feeling started on the play in the 8th where he came over to catch that pop fly by himself; he looked like he was going to catch the ball, then eat it. Fantastic. I got to see part of the game with my 5-year-old son. He went to bed at 8 or so, but for some reason, he was awake when I was getting ready for bed, so I told him: "Hey, buddy, when you were watching the game, did you see any of the Astros get a hit off Zammy?" (thinks) "No." "Yeah. Neither did I." (thinks)(grins)

Submitted by WISCGRAD on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:53 am

Yeah, the Cards are now out of it and the Cubs have a chance to put the Astros down another game after today. Also the Brewers denied the Phillies' request to play a game on their off-day today and instead insisted on a double header yesterday. The Phillies of course gave them the big F-U by sweeping the DH and the series. Living in Wisconsin I would love to see the Brewers not even make the playoffs, especially considering all of that crap Sabathia said about them being the best team in the league. But in the same sense, I'm not sure what playoff scenario I like better: Dodgers, then winner of Brewers-Mets or Phillies, then winner of Dodgers-Mets

Submitted by dcf on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:22 am

Watched the last three innings. He just dominated. As Brenly said, when he missed, he didn't miss by much. Had velocity, movement, command. Looked composed and focused out there. As for his arm, who knows? "I don't know, man, my arm is weird, for real," Zambrano said. "Sometimes I give all I have in my arm. I even go back and try to throw harder and I just see 92-93. And sometimes I just kind of play catch with [ Geovany Soto] and see the scoreboard and it's 97-98. "I don't know. I think it's because if you use your leg like Larry [Rothschild] tells me all the time, use your leg perfectly, you throw the ball harder. It's not just your arm, it's how you throw." http://www.thecubreporter.com/2008/09/14/zambrano-answers-questions-abo… I'd like to see this Z all the time. It seemed that me that he was really driving of the rubber last night, at times practically bouncing of the mound on his follow through. Did anyone else notice this? This off season, I'd like to see him pay more attention to conditioning, perhaps lose a little weight and try to be better able to keep his legs throughout the season.

Submitted by billybucks on Mon, 09/15/2008 - 09:34 am

THE HOME RUN BY CHICAGO LEFT FIELDER ALFONSO SORIANO LED OFF THE GAME. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH SIX INNINGS. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH SEVEN INNINGS. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH EIGHT INNINGS. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH EIGHT AND 1/3 INNINGS. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS A NO-HITTER THROUGH EIGHT AND 2/3 INNINGS. CHICAGO PITCHER CARLOS ZAMBRANO HAS THROWN A NO-HITTER. Couldn't have said it any better.

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