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Zambrano feels fine, expects to rebound from irritating month -- ChicagoSports.com
Projo Sox Blog found this 8/28/2008 on chicagosports.chicagotribune.com [flag]
| Tribune reporter 11:43 PM CDT, August 27, 2008 PITTSBURGH - Carlos Zambrano has assured Cubs general manager Jim Hendry his shoulder is fine, allaying fears his August slump is more physical than mental. "He has no discomfort, he feels good and he's very confident he'll rebound, and he probably will," Hendry said. "He just, for whatever reason, has hit the wall a little bit, and obviously ... [link]

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Baseball Today: Thursday, August 28
Published 8/28/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... HERE AND THERE: Carlos Zambrano has assured the Cubs that his shoulder is just fine (Chicago Tribune) . . . Because they had to place him on the bereavement list, the Rockies ...

Thursday Morning Headlines/Open Thread
Published 8/28/2008 by carlheartscubs at A League of Her Own - Front Page
... looking into it. Things like that never kind of work out. But yeah, a matchup against a friend I used to play with? Joe was always one of my favorite guys with the team. To get a chance to face him is very exciting." And fun fact time: Carlos Marmol earned his 25th hold of the season, tying the club single-season record held by Bob Scanlan (1993) and Jeff Fassero (2001). Yes, Bob Scanlan Big Z not letting poor pitching bother him at the plate From the ...

Zambrano feels fine, expects to rebound from irritating month—ChicagoSports.com
Published 8/28/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Zambrano feels fine, expects to rebound from irritating month—ChicagoSports.com Irritating? Irritation is going to the express line with a gallon of milk and having to wait for the guy with a severe math problem. When your ERA ...

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Bleed Cubbie Blue found this 8/26/2008 on mlb.mlb.com

Cubs probable pitcher Carlos Zambrano Cubs: Let's see if Zambrano can keep his hitting streak going. He belted his fourth home run of the season in his last start to keep his streak alive at seven games. Big Z also picked up the win against the Reds, ...
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Credit Soto with the save

A League of Her Own - Front Page found this 8/27/2008 on www.suntimes.com

Last time out, he cracked a tooth and won a game in August for the first time in two years. This time it looked more like a trip to the dentist for Carlos Zambrano, who was at his jumpy, charged-up worst Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh -- ...
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Cubs win wild one in Pittsburgh -

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 8/27/2008 on www.chicagotribune.com

PITTSBURGH - It was another adventuresome night for Carlos Zambrano , who Tuesday night became the unofficial league-leader in water cooler tossing, extended his RBI streak to eight games and failed to last five innings for the second time in August. ...
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Marquis leads Cubs' sweep of Pirates

Projo Sox Blog found this 8/28/2008 on www.chicagotribune.com

Jason Marquis shut down Pittsburgh's batters, and the Cubs turned two well-placed bunts into two runs in the seventh inning and swept yet another three-game series from the Pirates with a 2-0 victory Wednesday. Hardball: Being Carlos Zambrano  ...
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MLB Octagon Death Match: Zambrano vs. The Month Of August

jdyme1 posted 8/28/2008 from notqualifiedtocomment.blogspot.com

It appears Zambrano has a new enemy on the mound, and that enemy is not any specific hitter or team. It isn't his mechanics. It definitely has nothing to do with caffeine or surfing the internet all night. According to Big Z, the only thing standing in his way each year is the month of August...
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