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In a surprise twist in the never-ending saga of Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs management has decided to send the eight-year veteran starter to the bullpen to make way for the 12-year-old Henry Rowengartner, who just came off the disabled list with a broken arm.
Rowengartner, or Rosenbagger/Gardenhoser as he likes to be called, played some outfield for the Pirates of the Little League, but has confidence he can make the switch to pitcher as new teammate Randy Wells has.
"I recently broke my doctor's nose doing a pitching motion, so I'm thinking I can pitch," Rowengartner said. "I'm hoping, like my testicles, ...
As most of you have read, Carlos Zambrano has reportedly been moved to the bullpen for the Chicago Cubs.
How one comes to the conclusion that Zambrano is the weakest link of a starting rotation featuring Carlos Silva and Tom Gorzelanny is a question no baseball follower can answer.
Zambrano has made six straight Opening Day starts for the Chicago Cubs and has been the proclaimed ace of this staff for the same amount of years, but the one negative tattooed on his positive stuff is his mental capacity to accept even the tiniest of irritations.
What better way to get Zambrano's head ...
In one of the more bizarre moves you'll read about, the Cubs announced today that Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano will be moved to the bullpen.
Zambrano, 1-2 with a 7.45 ERA so far in 2010, figures to be the primary set-up man for closer Carlos Marmol.
The Cubs' bullpen has been atrocious this season, and there is no question that a move had to be made.
You can't fault manager Lou Piniella for trying to shake things up, but taking away a three-time all-star from your starting rotation is not the answer.
It's too early in the season to push the panic button in significantly ...
Carlos Zambrano was one of the many names this offseason that was being passed around as possible trade bait. Now it looks like he'll be making a move...internally. According to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan, Zambrano will be moving to the bullpen to accommodate the return of injured pitcher Ted Lilly. Carlos Silva, the man who was seemingly destined for the pen when the time came, will continue to start. The Cubs opening day starter the past six seasons, Zambrano will easily become the highest paid reliever in ...
On a day that has Michael McCaskey retiring and getting replaced by his younger brother George, and the day after the Bears schedule is released, the Blackhawks lose to the seventh-seed Nashville Predators, and LeBron James gushes about how awesome Chicago is, we have news that trumps all those stories.
Cubs beat writer Paul Sullivan has reported via his Twitter page that three-time all-star starter Carlos Zambrano will be moving to the bullpen when Ted Lilly returns to the rotation this weekend.
Sullivan says there's more to come, so when the details roll in I'll be chiming in on this (and ...
"Because of his stuff," Chicago Cubs manager says Opening Day starter Carlos Zambrano is moving to the bullpen beginning Friday.
So now the Cubs have Alfonso Soriano making $18 million to play seven innings in left, and Zambrano making $17.875 million to pitch 3-5 innings per week.
Jim Hendry: EPIC FAIL.
Manager Lou Piniella went on to say that this isn't a "panic move," but has indicated to Chicago media that it might be permanent.
There are a couple routes that this move could take the Cubs. By sending Zambrano to the pen, they might be looking to move him and begin an implosion in ...
The Mets beat the Cubs 4-0 yesterday behind strong performances from starter Mike Pelfrey, who shut the Cubbies out over seven innings, and a rested Jose Reyes,who had a breakout four hit performance and also stole a base.
Notes
Mike Pelfrey was very effective with his new sinker. His line: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 6 K. His ERA is now 0.86 with a 1.00 WHIP for the season.
The Mets got two more shutout innings from Ryota Igarashi , Fernando Nieve , and Francisco Rodriguez . Their line: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K.
Igarashi ...
On WSCR "The Score" this morning, Cubs analyst Bob Brenly was asked about Alfonso Soriano's reaction to not running hard out of the box on a double in Monday's game.
To set the stage, Soriano admired what he thought would be a home run in the batter's box on a hit that should have been a triple.
When asked about it, Soriano said he hit the ball hard and that's all that matters.
On the Danny Mac Show, Brenly responded to Soriano's comment by calling him "selfish" and saying that he would have pulled the Cubs left fielder from the game.
In fact, ...
The Chicago Cubs are off to a lovely start in 2010, going 5-8 through their first 13 games. Since I gave Ozzie Guillen the over/under of 20 games before his profanity-laced tirade, I am going to up the ante with Lou Piniella.
I say within the next five games, Piniella grabs Alfonso Soriano by the neck and choke slams him in the Cubs’ locker room. It will make Piniella’s fight with Rob Dibble back in the day look like a game of tiddly winks.
Let’s see what’s been going on in Wrigleyville so far.
Jeff Samardzija Is Terrible
Can someone explain to ...
Ike Davis made his major league debut and the Mets beat the Cubs 6-1 in the series opener behind a strong performance by Jon Niese and a five-run outburst in the 7th sparked by a two-run Angel Pagan home run.
Notes
The Mets sent down Tobi Stoner before the game to make room on the roster for Ike Davis .
Davis wore no. 29 and went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Jon Niese pitched 5.2 innings allowing just one run, unearned, with three walks and seven strikeouts.
Fernando Nieve and Jenrry Mejia went a combined 3.1 innings allowing just one hit, with ...
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