Carlos Zambrano wants the Cubs to take him back, claiming he'd still like to pitch for the team, even though he said he was done with them a couple days ago.
Apparently, he was just "frustrated" when he told club personnel that he wanted to retire after his most recent start. Zambrano cleaned out his locker and said that he wanted to retire after giving up five home runs and being ejected from Friday night's 10-4 loss to the Atlanta Braves following two brushbacks to Chipper Jones.
Then he made an even dumber move and didn't show up to the ballpark the next day, supposedly because his agent advised against it because they were "in the middle of discussions with the union and the Cubs."
So after the latest in a long line of meltdowns, the team placed him on the disqualified list on Saturday without pay. Also, he is to have no part in team activities for 30 days. He's pretty much grounded.
Big Z was 9-7 with a 4.82 ERA and 101 strikeouts on the season before he lost his mind.
[Chicago Tribune]
3 comments:
Such a clown. It's only a matter of time before he really hurts someone. I feel sorry for Cubs fans who have had to endure his hijinks & shenanigans because they kept him, while other players couldn't get out of there fast enough. Have the balls to let him go & do all of MLB a favor.
I don't see how Jim Hendry can put up with Zambrano while he had no problem kicking Milton Bradley to the curb. They are one in the same.
Megs, I like your thinking.
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