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40 players are on the MLB RESERVE LIST (roster is full), plus one player is on the 60-DAY IL 

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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Ben Brown
Kyle Hendricks
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Daniel Palencia
* Drew Smyly
Keegan Thompson
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Garrett Cooper
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
* Miles Mastrobuoni
Christopher Morel
Dansby Swanson

OUTFIELDERS: 4
* Cody Bellinger 
# Ian Happ
Seiya Suzuki
* Mike Tauchman 

OPTIONED: 10 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Alexander Canario, OF 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Matt Mervis, 1B 
Luis Vazquez, INF 
Hayden Wesneski, P 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Patrick Wisdom, INF 

15-DAY IL: 3
Julian Merryweather, P
* Justin Steele, P  
Jameson Taillon, P 

60-DAY IL: 1 
Caleb Kilian, P 

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Happy Birthday, Z!

Submitted by Transmission on
Carlos Zambrano turns 24 today. So here's a birthday wish to our favorite web-surfing, muttering, gesticulating, switch-hitting, complete game-throwing, goateed behemoth of a perpetual-Cy Young Award contender. We Love Ya, Z. For some birthday reminiscences, how about these.... Remember when we wondered who would be better, Zambrano or Cruz? Remember the first time we discovered Z was a switch-hitter? Remember Z retiring Barry Bonds in an especially tense series in 2003, Z getting all excited, and Barry sulking about it? Here's a question: what should we get Z for his birthday? (photo from http://chicago.cubs.mlb.com/mlb/photo/photogallery/2003_2nd_half_moments)
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Submitted by Transmission on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:27 pm

(another p.s.: join my small-ball style fantasy rotisserie league at yahoo. league ID 352533 and password rodbeck) (I'll stop shilling, now.)

Submitted by mannytrillo on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:35 pm

Maybe we should send him a printout of all the posts of everyone bitching at him about him getting tossed from too many games....

Submitted by shawndgoldman on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:36 pm

How about some run support for his next start?

Submitted by cubsnerd on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:39 pm

Remember last year when Z had a no-hitter through five, and led off the bottom of the fifth legging out a bunt single? Happy B-Day Z. ''I'm a horse. They'd have to kill me [to miss a start]. I have to have my arm explode.'' -Z

Submitted by Robert A . Booey on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:39 pm

i was at a game vs col where z homered to center, he went nuts rounding first, and preston wilson lost the ball in the sun, and put his arms upas it wne over his head

Submitted by Robert A . Booey on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:41 pm

Similar Pitchers through Age 23 Ray Culp (983) Andy Benes (968) Dizzy Dean (967) * Bill Gullickson (967) Mickey Hughes (966) Jim Maloney (966) Bill Stafford (965) Robin Roberts (965) * Don Sutton (964) * Dave Rozema (963)

Submitted by Isaac on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:46 pm

A solid outing from the bullpen? A W? God, I love this guy.

Submitted by dbt on Tue, 05/31/2005 - 05:24 pm

The moment I remember from that series, T, was zambrano catching a soft liner back up the middle with two outs and the bases juiced. I was at that game, it's one of my favorite games I've seen (it's the only time I've seen the opposing left fielder heckled more than the cubs bullpen from my former employer's seats halfway down the third base line). anyway, Z gave a fist pump after he caught it (it was a pure adrenaline play) and Barry barked some crap back at him. Bonds: 0-1, 2BB (1IBB). Retrosheet: http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/B07310CHN2003.htm

Submitted by CJ on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:58 am

I have an idea for a birthday present for Z: A face picture of Jim Edmonds type to the catchers' chest protector.

Submitted by Reder on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:56 am

Remember the triple that he hit last year? The one with the incredibly graceful dive into third? I'll always laugh about that.

Submitted by daniel on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:01 am

carlos zambrano is the man on this team. there are plenty of great players on the cubs squad this year, but for the next decade i believe this club will go as far as zambrano's arm takes them. he's that good, and that young. god bless you carlos. god bless you.

Submitted by jacos on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:31 am

I would get Z a nylon net for which would not chafe as much when Larry Rothschild has to ride his horse out to the mound to calm him down, and make the tranquilizer darts a little smaller too. Zambrano is the man...keep wining el loco toro.

Submitted by SM on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:31 am

Z's best moment was that homer he hit against Wade Miller at Houston in 2003. It was the turning point of the season. (I remember being pissed that Dusty let Z hit for himself, too.)

Submitted by Transmission on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:35 am

Oh wow, the slide he slid on that triple last year, LOL!

Submitted by Chris on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:41 am

I recall Jon Miller (giants pbp guy) being very perturbed about zambrano's "festive demonstration!" after getting bonds on that line-out.

Submitted by Transmission on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:46 am

WAs it a lineu-out, and I'm mis-remembering it as a strike out, or were there two different instances? I'm pretty darn sure there was also a K. That was also the series, if I recall, that one of our SPs plunked Barry. But yeah, I remember Jon Miller being all upset. Now, of course, he celebrates Zambrano's zest. Hey, there could be some endorsement opportunities there.... Proctor and Gamble need to think of a Zambrano's Zest line for their soap. That commercial would rule!

Submitted by Scotty Mac on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:09 am

we should get him voice recognition software for his computer, so he doesnt have to type

Submitted by dbt on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:10 am

Trans: Retrosheet says that's the only game Z pitched against SF that year, and that was his only AB (two BBs).

Submitted by Transmission on Wed, 06/01/2005 - 06:31 am

It's so comforting to know there are enterprising researchers out there to compensate for my porous memory. Thanks!

Recent comments

  • Cubster (view)

    per Tribune: Suzuki MRI results pending from yesterday so we should get a timetable for return later today.

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki says he injured his oblique running to 1st, not swinging.  okay.  it's gonna be that kind of 2024 cubs year, huh?

    i would say that's good news compared to screwing it up swinging, but i'm not familiar with the recovery time of people screwing up their oblique by running.

    right side is at least different from his left side oblique injury last year.

  • crunch (view)

    5 IN A ROW!

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  • Cubster (view)

    A bit more Jewish take on one of my favorite Cubs, Kenny Holtzman. His 9-0 season while serving in the National Guard and being available to pitch on weekends was one of my coolest teen recollections. 

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  • Cubster (view)

    Suzuki out with oblique strain. Canario indeed is called up. No word on Morel so that might be a red herring (or a red digit).

    AZ lineup is posted but Counsell is always late to post his lineup.

  • crunch (view)

    You have to C it! (tm)

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Best hitter: IL with oblique strain

    Second best hitter: hasn’t looked the same since jamming his right hand during a swing

    Third best hitter: playing through a sore hammy

    Best pitcher: IL after one start 

    Second best RP: IL after 1.5 weeks

    Noice 

  • crunch (view)

    suzuki 10d IL.

    right oblique strain.  ow.  that's generally more than a 10d thing.

  • Dolorous Jon Lester (view)

    Seiya on IL with an oblique strain

  • crunch (view)

    cooper and morel are on the field doing pre-game stuff so it's not them...

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