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PITCHERS: 13
Yency Almonte
Adbert Alzolay 
Javier Assad
Colten Brewer
Ben Brown
* Shota Imanaga
Mark Leiter Jr
* Luke Little
Hector Neris 
Jameson Taillon 
Keegan Thompson
Hayden Wesneski 
* Jordan Wicks

CATCHERS: 2
Miguel Amaya
Yan Gomes

INFIELDERS: 7
* Michael Busch 
Nico Hoerner
Nick Madrigal
Christopher Morel
* Matt Mervis
Dansby Swanson
Patrick Wisdom

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

OPTIONED: 9 
Kevin Alcantara, OF 
Michael Arias, P 
Pete Crow-Armstrong, OF 
Jose Cuas, P 
Brennen Davis, OF 
Porter Hodge, P 
* Miles Mastrobuoni, INF
Daniel Palencia, P 
Luis Vazquez, INF 

10-DAY IL: 1 
Seiya Suzuki, OF

15-DAY IL: 3
Kyle Hendricks, P 
* Drew Smyly, P 
* Justin Steele, P   

60-DAY IL: 2 
Caleb Kilian, P 
Julian Merryweather, P

DFA: 1 
Garrett Cooper, 1B 
 




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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

  • Childersb3 (view)

    Things I've been wrong about:

    -Tauchman is fine as a 4th OF. I knew that. I just want a better LH DH option and he was really the DH for us until Seiya got hurt. I'm glad Mervis is getting a chance at it. Caissie is coming for that job for sure. But Tauchman continues to be highly useful as a 4th OF with Seiya being hurt

    -I wanted Yency to go to get guys at Iowa a chance. Guys like Palencia and Sanders or RileyT. Maybe even Hodge! But Yency has been better the last two plus weeks. He did hit 96 the other day. He was 93 in Texas to open the season.

    -Leiter has his split working enough. It just needs to stay there

    -I was surprised Jed picked Wisdom over Cooper. I wonder if this happens if Seiya wasn't hurt. Wisdom has more power. Cooper is the better hitter. Jed picked Wisdom and Wisdom had an option left as well.

    -Palencia just doesn't miss enough bats. Similar to ManRod, just two yrs younger. ManRod is killing AAA for TB right now!

    Things I got right so far:

    -Hendricks. Sorry Kyle. You got paid though!

    Jed, you missed there.

    -Smyly. If Jed could've traded him before or during ST, then he should have and saved some cash.

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  • crunch (view)

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    South Bend just lost the lead in the bottom of the 9th on the weirdest scenario, ever.

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    The rain was coming down in buckets at this point.

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  • crunch (view)

    ...and bellinger is gone in the 7th because of that 2nd blown chance and the wall he bounced off of...

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  • Childersb3 (view)

    Phil,

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  • crunch (view)

    wow, things are moving fast.  hopefully it continues.

  • crunch (view)

    morel with 4 clean plays in 4 innings...showed off his 100000000mph arm a couple times.

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  • crunch (view)

    welcome back happ!  double off the wall 1st PA back.

  • crunch (view)

    oh yeah, totally, i was just chiming about why i fan like i fan.

    i would like nothing more than hendricks to keep on hendricks'ing.  guys with his stuff can throw for a long, long time as long as it works.

    he velocity is actually up a minor amount this year.  it's really "damn" when a guy like him not only has gas in the tank, but it's looking like it was years ago.  he added a curve a few years ago and it helped a little bit, but he's throwing it less and less while the fb/change combo are less effective.

  • Alexander Dimm (view)

    CRUNCH—There is no one person in this community I’m talking about.  My remarks were not directed at you or anyone, but at a tone I’ve noticed lately. 

    You have a great, dry sense of humor and there is thought behind your comments.   You and I don’t always agree but I always understand your position.  

    Lastly, and I’ll be quiet, I agree with you on Hendricks.  We can dislike the recent performance but still love the guy.  Lots of questions about his future.
     

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