The Cubs are arguably the worst team in baseball as it stands, with the injuries included. The Cubbie faithful (with this season, their faith must run pretty damn deep) have been clamoring for a "youth movement." Believe me, I'm all for it. The team is a mess not seen since the putrid 2006 season, and the soon-to-be-coming overhaul will be much-needed.Thing is, there are some young players on-roster that should have nothing to do with this team's future, if they want it to include winning.Consistently called a fourth-outfielder talent throughout his minor league career, Tyler Colvin was a first-round reach ...
I haven't always been the world's biggest Carlos Zambrano supporter. Sure, like many Cubs fans, I always thought Zambrano had the ability to be the true ace of the Cubs' pitching staff if only he'd find a way to corral his emotions.I've always thought Zambrano should just "shut up and pitch."After Carlos' implosion at U.S. Cellular Field last June, Zambrano was ordered to undergo anger management counseling. It was probably the most bizarre bit of discipline ever forced upon a Chicago Cubs player.Since his stint on a shrink's sofa, Zambrano has returned to the form many Cubs fans believed would ...
After last Tuesday's loss to the last place Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano responded to a question in the post-game press conference about the manager not being fond of him breaking bats over his leg after striking out saying, "What manager?"Zambrano's tirade after Sunday's sixth loss in a row by the Cubs, after back-to-back walk-off home runs by Albert Pujols was not a surprise. He has no respect for the manager, and the question I ask is, "Can you blame him?""Big Z" called out the team after the game."We play like a Triple-A team. This is embarrassing. Embarrassing ...
As blunt as Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano’s critical comments directed towards his teammates were after another devastating lost to the St. Louis Cardinals, it’s hard to dispute the truth to his words. Albert Pujols had the Cubs feeling déjà vu and possibly worse with his second straight walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th. Afterwards, Carlos Zambrano went on a tirade that will mostly likely signal an end to his roller coaster career with the Cubs. In a post-game interview, he referred his team as a bunch of “Triple A players,” and he expressed he was humiliated ...
Today's game against the hated St. Louis Cardinals followed a traditional script for the woeful Chicago Cubs.With a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning at Busch Stadium and closer Carlos Marmol on the mound, the team found a way to lose.Marmol gave up a double to former Cub Ryan Theriot followed by a walk-off two-run home run to All-Universe first baseman Albert Pujols, his second in as many days. Such has been the norm for the Cubs this season, much like seasons come and gone.The frustration has been mounting in the fan base, the front office and, most ...
Carlos Zambrano exploded in the Cubs locker room after he pitched seven innings to set the Cubs up for a win until Carlos Marmol blew the lead in the top of the ninth, and Albert Pujols won it in extras.Zambrano blamed Marmol for not knowing that Ryan Theriot was not a good fastball hitter and threw him a slider instead, which tied the game. He then went on to say that the Cubs play this season is "embarrassing" and that it is like a Triple-A team. Well Carlos, you are right.To be honest, I credit Zambrano for calling his team ...
You know things are going bad for the Chicago Cubs this season when the worse part about being recently swept by the Houston Astros was not the sweep itself. It was the fact that the Cubs called on the powerful and dangerous slugger Koye Hill to be a pinch hitter. How has life in Wrigleyville evolved into such an ugly place so quickly? It doesn't take a genius to calculate the mathematical errors that the Chicago Cubs organization has made which has landed them in this black hole of abyss. It can all be said during a single breath: Bad ...
Come on Chicago Cubs fans.
We have all done it before with our chorus of boos and our cynical hate mail.
What am I talking about?
You remember what you did to LaTroy Hawkins?
You booed him raucously until he would give up another run, which would result in what?
Yes, you guessed it—more boos.
He was on the next ticket out of town before you could say, "Don Baylor."
You remember Michael Barrett?
He was the one who punched the No. 1 public enemy in baseball, A.J.Pierzynski, in his face, but we were all too emotional when he was in a tussle with Carlos Zambrano.
Out the door went Barrett, ...
Chicago is one of the best sports cities in the country, and one of the most successful. The Bulls won six championships in the '90s behind the best basketball player ever, Michael Jordan. The White Sox won a World Series in 2005 and the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in 2010. Just this past season, the Bears and the Bulls made it to the conference finals. Despite all of this success, the Chicago Cubs haven’t been to the World Series since 1945 and haven’t won it since 1908. The Cubs are one of the most recognizable teams in sports, and ...
The 2011 season has been nothing short of a struggle for the Chicago Cubs. Rookie manager Mike Quade has spent a large portion of this season simply filling gaps created by injury. Already in the young 2011 season, the Cubs have managed to send five position players and three starting pitchers to the disabled list.Among those players have been starting catcher Geovany Soto, starting outfielders Marlon Byrd and Alfonso Soriano and starting pitchers Randy Wells, Andrew Cashner and Matt Garza.Thus far in 2011, the Cubs have needed a veritable shuttle between Des Moines, Iowa and Chicago in order to handle ...
« Previous Page — Next Page »
