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Not so fast. The Cubs can’t be rid of Carlos Zambrano this easily. Can they?
Jim Hendry certainly seems to hope that Zambrano is serious about his threat to retire, and you can’t blame him. It would be Christmas come early if he turned into a combustible version of Gil Meche and walked away from his $18 million salary next season, giving whoever is running the Cubs then even more flexibility to retool the...
Having not won a World Series since 1908, and having last appeared on that stage in 1945—a war year in which the professional leagues were still populated by has-beens and freaks—the Chicago Cubs must contemplate... more »
The way the Marlins treated Carlos Zambrano during his first five starts, nobody would have blamed him if he stormed into the clubhouse, throwing chairs and busting water coolers. Three times Zambrano left games in line to... more »
If a man can make walking with crutches look effortless, well, who else but Mariano Rivera? Here he was, practically gliding across the clubhouse on his new crutches, when he noticed everyone studying his every move. “I didn't... more »
Dan O'Dowd made it known that Ubaldo Jimenez was available; it was as much a warning as an opportunity. The Tribe knew that. Just as they know O'Dowd well. He is the team's former assistant general manager from 1988-98. He has... more »
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