Odds & Ends: Indians, Pirates, Zambrano
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Phil Rogers at the Chicago Tribune is fed up with Carlos Zambrano and thinks the Cubs should waive him and take anything another club is willing to give. Not a great week for Cubs fans, eh? ...
The Vigilant Month Lies Ahead, NL Playoff Contenders need to avoid the traps of July
Purple Row —
... The Cubs and Rockies are good enough on paper to compete for the rest of the season with their pitching right now, although knowing who he has, I could understand why O'Dowd would be looking for bullpen help. The Cardinals could also be better with stronger relief and the Cubs are having some bizarre drama with the top of their rotation that's probably just smoke from a blowhard media type, but may bear watching. ...
Chicago Tribune: Perfect time for Cubs to waive bye bye to Carlos Zambrano
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Chicago Tribune: Perfect time for Cubs to waive bye bye to Carlos Zambrano As Lou Piniella was saying on Friday, enough’s enough. Get Carlos Zambrano out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He’s not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it’s wishful thinking that he’ll ever mature into that guy. Proving that I did not attend Kellogg, Wharton or even the Acme School of Business, I offer this proposition for Jim Hendry: First thing Monday morning, put Zambrano on waivers. If anyone claims him and the $62.75 million left on ...
Leave Carlos Zambrano Alone
Zoner Sports —
... Good ol’ Phil Rogers never disappoints. Here’s a bit of his (over) reactionary piece about Big Z’s performance on Sunday against the White Sox. ...
The Morning After: June 29, 2009
Sparty and Friends —
... Holy crap, there is nothing to talk about. No drama, no good juciy sports crap. Just baseball? The best drama would involve the “never going to happen” Carlos Zambrano waived from the Cubs rumor? ...
Speed Read: Mo Saves #500 As Mets Melt Again
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... • The CHICAGO TRIBUNE’s Phil Rogers has a mean case of sports columnist hyperbole syndrome, suggesting that the the Cubs should waive Carlos Zambrano because they’ll never win anything with him on the team. That may be true, but of course they’ll be further away from winning anything without him, because, you know, he’s a good pitcher. ...
Carlos Zambrano is not the Cubs' biggest problem
Circling The Bases —
Sticking with the Cubs, the Tribune's Phil Rogers has a suggestion : Get Carlos Zambrano out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He's not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it's wishful thinking that he'll ever mature into that guy. Proving that I did not attend Kellogg, Wharton or even the Acme School of Business, I offer this proposition for Jim Hendry: First thing Monday morning, put Zambrano on waivers. If anyone claims him and the $62.75 million left on his contract, which runs through 2012, immediately trade him for ...
Al's Ramblings — Phil Rogers needs to get off the drugs.
Rogers: Cubs should give Zambrano the boot
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
... Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is fed up with Cubs’ starter Carlos Zambrano and thinks the club should drop kick Big Z to the curb. ...
Genius Knee-Jerk Idea Of The Week: Cubs Should Let Carlos Zambrano Go
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog —
Ladies and gentlemen, I present Mr. Phil Rogers:
Get Carlos Zambrano out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He’s not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it’s wishful thinking that he’ll ever mature into that guy.
Proving that I did not attend Kellogg, Wharton or even the Acme School of Business, I offer this proposition for Jim Hendry: First thing Monday morning, put Zambrano on waivers. If anyone claims him and the $62.75 million left on his contract, which runs ...
Ozzie Guillen Not Helping North-South Side Relations [Mlb]
Deadspin —
... any game at Wrigley Field because "Wrigley Field is just a bar." Maybe Ozzie Guillen isn't crazy, because that is exactly true! But what do White Sox fans know about their team's state of being? Sure, "shit" is the obvious answer, but could it be something else? Clowns? Tax cheats? Cheese-lovers? The one thing both managers agree on? Smoking dope ain't so bad. Ozzie Guillen: 'Our fans are not stupid like Cubs fans' [Chicago Tribune] Perfect time for Cubs to waive bye-bye to Carlos Zambrano [Phil Rogers]
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Odds And Ends: Pirates, Zambrano, DeRosa
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune believes it's time the Cubs put Carlos Zambrano on waivers. His antics can be tiresome, but are the Cubs better without him? ...
News & Notes: MLB announces plans for Gehrig's anniversary
Big League Stew —
... out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He's not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it's wishful thinking that he'll ever mature into one." [Chicago Tribune] ...
Lunchtime Prowl: The Fu-Te Ni Mixtape, All-Star Picks, Same Ol' Maggs, and Bobby Seay's Holds
Bless You Boys —
... takes a look at Luke French's pitching repertoire, and seems less than impressed.
Bobby Seay's been doing a good job out of the Tigers' bullpen, and rightfully gets a feature from Jason Beck on tigers.com. It's all about the slider. But I wasn't aware Seay currently leads the majors in holds with 16. Were you paying closer attention?
The Chicago Tribune's Phil Rogers has had enough of Carlos Zambrano, and wonders if the Cubs feel the same ...
Fixing the Cubs the Phil Rogers Way
Hire Jim Essian —
... full of people with whom you haven’t since spoken? Surely, you didn’t write the dumbest thing ever in a newspaper circulated in the third-largest city in the United States of America, did you? Congratulations, you’re not Phil Rogers. As much as I mock the crowd of dopes that want to bring back Mark DeRosa and Kerry Wood to solve the Cubs’ woes, those people look like MENSA members next to Phil. How does he plan on turning around the 2009 Cubs?
By trading Carlos Zambrano. No need to click the link. The stupidity unfolds ...
It’s Not Zambrano, Phil, it’s the Offense (or Lack Thereof)
The Big Lead —
... this point, it’s wishful thinking that he’ll ever mature into that guy.” Of course, Z’s not the problem, and his departure won’t aid in breaking any curses. Last year, during the Cubs 97-win season, they were 5th in the majors’ in batting average, 3rd in OBP, and 5th in slugging. This year (35-37): 27th in average, 22nd in OBP, 24th in slugging. The Aramis Ramírez injury has killed them; and they miss Mark Derosa, who was superb last year. [Chicago Tribune, Bleed Cubbie Blue]
Bits and Bobs: Big Z, Curveballs and USA Soccer
DownSwinging.com —
... Phil Rogers of the Chicago Tribune is sick and tired of Big Z, and thinks the Cubs should put him on waivers. I probably disagree, but its really not that bad an idea, especially if they wait until after July 31, and trade him to a desperate team that missed out in the first trade deadline (assuming he wasn’t picked up off waivers). At this point, you start to wonder if the Cubs could do better if they can get rid of Zambrano’s salary and go after some big name free agents in the offseason like Matt Holliday, Jason Bay, John Lackey or Cliff Lee. ...
COI Video of the Moment: Cubs Fans React to the Mark DeRosa Trade To St. Loius
College of Idiots —
... With the eventful weekend: the Cubs/Sox series, the Lou/Milty soap opera, some Idiot at a real newspaper calling for the release of Big Z, I figured the blogs would be full posts discussing these topics. ...
Odds & Ends: Nationals, Mets, Big Z
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... , 57.2 percent of Chicago Tribune readers agreed with Phil Rogers, who opined Monday morning that the Cubs should waive Carlos Zambrano. ...
Cubs fans hate Zambrano
Sheffield's House —
YES!!! It's true, even those great fans to our South have some intelligence. After, Zambrano's meltdown again on Sunday, Chicago Tribune writer, Phil Rogers has a great article today. After reading the article, make sure you take the chance and vote to see the results. A heathy 57% of the voters want Zambrano out. Too bad, he has a no-trade clause, suckers! Phil Rogers - Perfect time for Cubs to waive bye-bye to Carlos Zambrano ...
The Other 43.8%
Another Cubs Blog —
... The Tribune currently has a poll up that Phil Rogers posted. The poll asks whether or not the Cubs should get rid of Carlos Zambrano. You may remember, Rogers wrote a post about this a couple days ago. It was a bunch of nonsense that only Phil Rogers could put together. Rogers thought it a good idea to see if Cubs fans agree with him, and not too surprisingly ...
Farney Looking Sane by Comparison
Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog —
... could be turning to July and the Cubs don't already have the playoffs clinched in such a crappy division. Instead of marvelling at the fact that Cubs fans aren't all partying like its 1989 because the Cubs are only 3 1/2 games back (as they probably would be in almost any other year of being this close to winning a division), the blogosphere is all riled up and throwing out some less than orthodox solutions to the Cubs problems. One lunatic thinks that the solution is to cut Carlos Zambrano. "Get Carlos Zambrano ...
Phil Rogers Should be Replaced by a 32-year-old Blogger
Another Cubs Blog —
The following text in blockquotes represent the entirety of Phil Rogers latest piece of crap.
As Lou Piniella was saying on Friday, enough’s enough.
Alright! I love articles that start out with platitudes like this! Usually, they’re followed by shaky logic and over-reaching, knee-jerk reactions. Let’s see where this one goes…
Get Carlos Zambrano out of here, even if the Cubs have to give him away. He’s not the guy you want as the ace of a curse-busting team, and at this point, it’s ...
Cubs fans vote to waive Carlos Zambrano
Roto Savants —
In a poll taken after a Phil Rodgers article on June 29, 2009 the fans voted 55.4% to waive Carlos Zambrano. I don't think waiving him made any sense, but a trade sure might. Carlos Zambrano is a pitcher that has thrived on a skill at BABIP control or at least that is what it looks like. His BABIP in his career is .278 and has effectively kept his career ERA (3.48) nearly 50 points lower than his career FIP (3.96). This "skill" though appears to be part of the Cubs defense and possibly Wrigley Field. The team has had above league average UZR/150 over ...
Rating the Hate 2: Electric Boogaloo
Tales from Aisle 424 - A Cubs Blog —
Yesterday, I hated on the position players and lest you think I have spared the pitchers, I present the latest installment of Rate the Hate: Carlos Zambrano - 4.5 - Obviously, I don't hate Zambrano nearly as much as Phil Rogers or Dave Kaplan, but my frustrations with him are getting up there. Carlos' personality is extremely polarizing. When he pitches well, everybody loves the fist pumps, the pointing, the yelling into his glove, and belly-flopping slides into third. When he isn't pitching well, everybody ...
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