sports.yahoo.com - 9/15/2008
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Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 Sunday night in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. Zambrano stopped a Houston team that had not played since Thursday. The storm forced baseball to move two games from Texas to Miller Park, home of the Brewers, and the Astros...
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Carlos Zambrano Mows Your Hitters Down [MLB Baseball]
Deadspin —
... has turned into a primal scream from the massive Cubs ace, Carlos Zambrano. Awash in a sea of Cubs blue at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Zambrano roared back tonight from a forced vacation due to rotator cuff soreness and an August well under his best to secure the first Chicago Cubs no-hitter since 1972 and perhaps the first to occur in a third-party ballpark. ...
Carlos Zambrano Tosses No-No
My Pinstripes —
... to his knees, pointing skyward. The game had been moved from Houston to Milwaukee due to Hurricane Ike, so the 23,441 in attendance was mainly comprised of Cubs fans. Alfonso Soriano got the game going with a lead off solo home run and then it was all Zambrano. He walked one hitter, hit another, and struck out 10. His only negative was going 1-3, which lowered his average to .354. Recap and Box Score
The Company Carlos Zambrano Might Keep . . .
MVN Outsider —
... With Carlos Zambrano turning the trick against the Houston Astros Sunday night—a 5-0 jewel in which the only blemish was a fourth-inning walk to Michael Bourn, which was followed at once by an inning-ending double play—I wondered: ...
CARLOS ZAMBRANO THREW A NO-HITTER
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... Poor Astros. Hurricane Ike came and took away their homes, messed up their stadium, and forced their “home” game against the Cubs to be moved to Milwaukee’s Miller Park. In their weakened state, they were no match for a newly healthy Carlos Zambrano, who pitched the Northsiders’ first no-hitter in 36 years, leading the Cubs to a 5-0 victory. ...
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Carlos Zambrano No-Hitter Final Outs (WGN Radio)
FanIQ.com 9/15/2008 —
This goes without saying, but what a terrible turn of events for the Houston Astros. Nice work Bud Selig, but I'm not going to complain.
Here's the final outs of Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter last night in Milwaukee's Miller Park, with WGN ...
Zambrano dazzles and delivers, no-hits Astros! —
Cubs Loyalty
Unbelievable! That's the word which pops into my mind after finding out about and MISSING the historic game Sunday. First of all, I thought the game was postponed without knowledge that the venue was moved to Miller Park in Milwaukee. What a comeback performance from Carlos Zambrano, baby! He ...
Big Z Shows No Mercy, No-Hits Ike-Weary Astros —
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Milwaukee’s Miller Park saw its first no-hitter on Sunday night — and the Brewers were in Philadelphia. Proving once again that Hurricane Ike was some sort of sign from God for the Cubs and Astros, Carlos Zambrano threw the first Cubs no-no in 36 years in front of more than 23,000 ...
The Perfect Storm —
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Why wouldn’t the first Cub no-hitter in 36 years happen under the most unusual of circumstances? With Hurricane Ike doing a number on the Houston area, the Astros were forced to play a “home” game against the Cubs at Wrigley North. No one looked more at home at Miller Park ...
I did not Z that one coming —
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'Los points to the sky after recording the final out, courtesy of Chicago Tribune
People sometimes wonder why I nerdily keep score at every baseball game that I attend. The answer is always the same.
“You never know when you’ll be at a no-hitter. This scorecard could be a ...
Z No-No for Zambrano - Cubs 5 Astros 0 —
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Game One Hundred Forty-Seven - Cubs 5 Astros 0
WP - Carlos Zambrano (14-5) LP - Randy Wolf (10-12) Save - None
In a season that has been full of special moments, Carlos Zambrano not only made a statement on Sunday night at Miller Park but pitched the Cubs' first no hitter since Milt Pappas ...
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Snobs vs. Slobs
Carlos Zambrano pitched a no-hitter tonight, a 5-0 victory over the Astros. The game was played at Miller Park in Thrillwaukee instead of Minute Maid Park in Houston because of Hurrican Ike. That is pretty sweet. Zambrano struck out 10, walked 1, hit 1, but only faced 28 batters because of a ...
