06-25-2010, 09:45 PM
It sounds to me like Z's days are numbered.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...ent_id=11567858
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He went to the bullpen because the other five starters were pitching better than he was, nothing more, nothing less," Hendry said, downplaying any notion that the frustration from that demotion had anything to do with Friday's explosion. "That was the best thing for the Cubs. Where I come from you get paid to do a job and paid to do what's best for the team."
Hendry said this was not the first time he's had to intervene with Zambrano, who is in the third year of a five-year, $91.5 million contract. Friday's incident was more than a little slip. Don't expect the pitcher to be signed up for anger management therapy.
"I think 'Good Teammate 101' would be before [anger management]," Hendry said.
The Cubs favor stringent discipline.
"It's a recurring situation," Hendry said, "and everytime it recurs it's disappointing."
Zambrano apparently screamed at some of the Chicago television camera crews outside U.S. Cellular Field when he left the ballpark.
When Hendry suspended Milton Bradley last September, it was for the remainder of the season. It's June 25, and there's a lot of baseball to be played. Can Zambrano pitch again for the Cubs this year?
"I hadn't given that any thought," Hendry said. "I certainly wouldn't rule it out. The rules of the game usually don't allow long, long-term suspensions. It's a very good question, and I'm not as prepared to answer it. I would say the possibility exists that he would [pitch again for the Cubs]."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...ent_id=11567858
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->"He went to the bullpen because the other five starters were pitching better than he was, nothing more, nothing less," Hendry said, downplaying any notion that the frustration from that demotion had anything to do with Friday's explosion. "That was the best thing for the Cubs. Where I come from you get paid to do a job and paid to do what's best for the team."
Hendry said this was not the first time he's had to intervene with Zambrano, who is in the third year of a five-year, $91.5 million contract. Friday's incident was more than a little slip. Don't expect the pitcher to be signed up for anger management therapy.
"I think 'Good Teammate 101' would be before [anger management]," Hendry said.
The Cubs favor stringent discipline.
"It's a recurring situation," Hendry said, "and everytime it recurs it's disappointing."
Zambrano apparently screamed at some of the Chicago television camera crews outside U.S. Cellular Field when he left the ballpark.
When Hendry suspended Milton Bradley last September, it was for the remainder of the season. It's June 25, and there's a lot of baseball to be played. Can Zambrano pitch again for the Cubs this year?
"I hadn't given that any thought," Hendry said. "I certainly wouldn't rule it out. The rules of the game usually don't allow long, long-term suspensions. It's a very good question, and I'm not as prepared to answer it. I would say the possibility exists that he would [pitch again for the Cubs]."<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->