Zambrano slowing it down
Published 4/22/2008 by BY CHRIS DE LUCA cdeluca@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs ::
Carlos Zambrano was lighting up the radar gun in the 94 mph range Monday night, but the Cubs' hard-throwing ace says velocity is no longer his bread-and-butter. Ripping a page out of former teammate Greg Maddux's book, Big Z says he's now all about finesse.
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