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Optimistic Zambrano looking ahead
Optimistic Zambrano looking ahead
CINCINNATI -- Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano was upbeat the day after an MRI exam revealed nothing more serious in his sore shoulder than tendinitis and said he expected to start at least light throwing as soon as Sunday, in anticipation of a return to the mound about a week from now in Houston.
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A League of Her Own — ... And I'm thinking to myself, I was in Cincinnati for three years and I don't remember a Liverpool around the area." With Sinatro driving, Piniella took a short nap. "When I woke up we were about 80-90 miles from Cleveland. I said no, I don't think so. So we backtracked and came down through Columbus and got here at 5 o'clock. We left Chicago at 8 in the morning so we should have been here at 2 [p.m.] "I probably shouldn't have taken the nap." Someone is lying to us. From the Sun-Times: Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano ...

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