If this is what he truly believes, then it's no wonder that former Cubs broadcaster and current Sox color man Steve Stone was never hired as a GM.
I understand that Zambrano has not fared well in recent years as a pitcher—starter or reliever.
I also know that Big Z has not lived up to his humongous contract.
But to seriously suggest that the Cubs try and make their former ace a first baseman is about as stupid of an idea as I've ever heard.
Look, Zambrano's reputation as a hitter is vastly overrated. He is a pitcher and even compared with other pitchers ...
In Anaheim, cubs owner Tom Ricketts said he fully supports GM Jim Hendry, though he stopped short of guaranteeing Hendry job security.
According to MLB.com's Carrie Muskat, Ricketts had this to say:
"The fact is right now, Jim is our general manager, I support him, I think he does a great job, and after that we'll just take it one day at a time," the chairman said.
"I'm not going to assign blame to anyone or anything," said Ricketts. "The fact is we came into the season, we had what appeared to be a pretty strong lineup. It ...
Even those who support Cubs GM Jim Hendry, and I am not one of them, point to his record trading for players to help the club.
But Hendry has really not had any experience selling off assets to contending teams for future prospects.
But that is exactly what the Cubs need to do. They must be sellers, as this club is not even remotely in the pennant race and therefore, need to start thinking about next year and beyond.
Look, this is a really bad team. Still, they have pieces that other clubs may want and if so, they need to be willing ...
I know what you're probably thinking—it's too late to fix the sorry state of the Cubs.
While you may be right, it's our moral obligation here at Bleacher Report to act as armchair GM and help Jim Hendry generally manage this team. The good thing about this job is that no matter what happens after that, we won't get blamed!
None of these suggestions are earth-shattering ideas. In fact, they scream of a common sense approach. However, we can also have a little fun while we're at it, can't we?
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Don't be fooled by what some of the Cubs players and management will tell you, the truth is that the majority of the players do not like Carlos Zambrano and wish he was elsewhere.
This is nothing new—Cubs players have long disliked Big Z.
Now, this latest incident where Zambrano stormed into the dugout and seemingly yelled at everybody and anybody hasn't helped the relationship.
But according to sources within the organization, this is not the first time that the majority of Cubs players have privately wished that he would move on.
The Cubs have been losers for far too long, and frustration is ...
Chicago Cubs general manager Jim Hendry announced on Monday that pitcher Carlos Zambrano was placed on MLB's restricted list, and will not rejoin the team until the All-Star break is over.
According to Hendry, the negotiations were very amicable, with both Zambrano's agent Barry Praver and Hendry working with the player's union to come to a resolution without rancor.
When Zambrano does return, Hendry indicated that it will be up to Cubs manager Lou Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild when and where Big Z will pitch. Hendry did acknowledge that it would likely be the bullpen.
During Saturday's game against the ...
According to an Associated Press article on espn.com, Cubs skipper Lou Piniella admits to getting "teary-eyed" over his return to Seattle.
But what he should be shedding tears over is the play of his ballclub!
"Lou Piniella heard the roar from the Seattle crowd. He smiled and raised his right arm to wave to the people he helped thrill during the city's baseball heyday in the 1990s," the report said.
But look, Lou, it's no longer the 1990s and you are no longer managing the Mariners.
It's fine to display emotions, and it's nice to have fond memories. For, as Bruce Springsteen once sang, ...
It's the start of the summer solstice, so it's getting hot. OK...not that kind of "hot", but...well, I admit it — the pic is just a gratuitous photo to get your attention.
But it is June 21, and the Chicago Cubs sit seven games behind the division leading Cardinals, in third place at 31-38. It's no longer early, and it's no longer too soon to panic.
Now before we get caught up in unrealistic proposals here, let me start by saying that Alfonso Soriano is going nowhere. As much as the Cubs would almost certainly love to dispose of the remainder ...
This current Chicago Cubs team has shown the unremarkable ability to lose in many different ways, most often due to a lack of so-called clutch hitting.
And yes, this team has certainly had its share of bullpen issues along the way, just to add insult to injury.
But one thing has remained constant throughout the Jim Hendry era: a lack of fundamental baseball.
Remember when we blamed Dusty Baker for a lack of attention to fundamentals as his teams kicked around the ball and couldn't ever seem to do the little things that win games?
Well, isn't it funny how that has continued, despite ...
With the 16th selection in the 2010 MLB draft, the Chicago Cubs pick...Hayden Simpson? Who?
That's exactly my thought process when I heard of this very strange and unexpected decision by Cubs Scouting Director Tim Wilken.
The only thing more surprising would have been if the Cubs had picked Homer Simpson.
Even ESPN's Keith Law was stunned, saying that "For one thing, it's not scouting director Tim Wilken's style; he loves athletes and hard throwers, guys with upside who have the chance to become stars."
But the other issue is that, even if Wilken and the Cubs liked Simpson that much, he almost certainly ...
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