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studio179
Zambrano was clearly out of line. The Cubs should have done this years ago with Carlos. But if he was pitching like he is being paid and what the Cubs thought they were getting, no doubt they would tolerate him a bit more. It’s not like Carlos all of a sudden became this way. He has always been the same and here are many incidents that the team let slide. It’s just the long overdue realization by management that he is no longer what they thought they were getting. The Cubs let jerks be jerks until you can’t back up being a jerk with performance…just like Sammy and Milton.
studio179
Not defending Z, he is nuts. Just pointing out the business side of it.
Steve Reczek
Does this whole thing happen though if Z is pitching fine though?
studio179
I suspect if Z was the pitcher the Cubs thought he was when they extended his contract, this matter would be handled with a more protective approach from the Cubs. If Bradley hit well last year, the Cubs would have swept a lot of his stuff under the rug. Just as they did for years while Sosa was launching home runs. When the performance dwindles and it is obvious it will not return to the same level, the spin changes and the monster must be stopped. As we know, it happens all to much in sports and the way management handles a player. It’s not just the Cubs. All I’m saying is Zambrano does need help with anger. He is out of control. The Cubs knew it for years and did nothing.
Lets_Go_Red_Sox
did anyone see this contract ending any other way?? gave all that money to a head case with a ton of innings on his arm, not shocked at all he had a melt down and his velocity and breaking pitches are average now .that contract was terrible ( for the cubs ) the second he signed it
The Big Clayboski
His 2007 really wasn’t going THAT well…
Smileybush
On top of Tommy Boy Hendry covering up a lot of Big Z’s craziness prior to the big deal, he also knew that the 25 year old required an annual cortisone shot for his aching back. Just the kind of guy you want to lock up for a long term deal, eh?
aaron b
What made it worse is that the Cubs could have extended Zambrano while he was under arbitration control for about half that figure. 4/42 was bandied about before the 2006 season.
jphenix2002
That last Bruce Miles comment is the best comedy I’ve gotten all week.