Carlos Zambrano's Ultimatum: Officially a Bad Idea
What in the world is wrong with the Big Z? It served to figure that if he was ever going to start bouncing back in 2007 it would happen against the Pittsburgh Pirates yesterday. Despite their 15-18 record, the Pirates have the lowest on-base percentage in the majors and their batting line in .236/.294/.360. Surely Zambrano could find some success against them, especially because he's pitched very well against them in recent years,
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Wrong. Z gave up three runs in the first inning and six (only four earned) in six innings yesterday while the Cubs lost 6-4. The question that remains now is,
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Whenever I see pitchers and managers blaming lost velocity and decrease in pitching skills,
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And what about that would-be $84 million contract that's hanging in limbo because of the sale of the Cubs' parent company?
''No,'' Zambrano said. ''Nothing to do with that. Just mechanics. Mechanics have nothing to do with the contract.''
Is it simply mechanics, as Zambrano and manager Lou Piniella suggest?
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