Jim Edmonds fielding but not hitting for Cubs

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A Stiff Shoulder for Zambrano?
Published 5/21/2008 by neil@chicagocubsonline.com (Chicago Cubs Online) at ChicagoCubsOnline.com
... Wednesday morning, Carlos Zambrano " has had stiffness in the right shoulder/neck area since his start Saturday against the Pirates. " The Cubs are keeping a close watch on Zambrano this week and he is still on schedule to make his next start on Friday in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. The report indicated Zambrano has " minor discomfort when he turns his head to the left " and he threw his normal bullpen session on Tuesday. According to a report in the Tribune , Zambrano said he slept on it wrong . This appears minor....but stay tuned.

Wednesday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 5/21/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... the bases with a one-out pass to Geoff Blum, who came into the night hitting .205. Dempster had issued five walks in 201/3 innings in his last three starts, so the wildness was unexpected. "Berkman, I didn't really want to walk him," Dempster said. "I was trying to make a good pitch. But Blum, I was fine walking him to load the bases and set up the double play and face the righty (Pence)." There's only one problem here, Blum sucks, Pence doesn't. Edmonds proving to be clear upgrade in center I hope Hendry signs him to an ...