Abbatacola: Can Zambrano Come Back?
By Matt Abbatacola- CHICAGO (WSCR) The topic of Carlos Zambrano came up during Mike Quade’s pre-game gab fest with the media. I asked Quade if he would want Carlos back next year if he is managing the...
View ArticlePierzynski Voted ‘Baseball’s Meanest Player’ By Peers
(CBS) Sports Illustrated asked 215 MLB players to vote on the league’s meanest player and the winner is… White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski. This really shouldn’t come as much surprise as Pierzynski has...
View ArticleBig Z Selling One Of His Two Chicago Homes
(CBS) According to a Chicago Tribune Report, troubled Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano is selling one of his two Chicago-area homes — a 13-room house in River Forest — for $969,000. Zambrano’s future with...
View ArticleReport: Guillen Talks To Zambrano About Coming To Miami
(CBS) According to MLB.com, the Venezuelan-based newspaper El Nacional is reporting former White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen has had talks with Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano about joining him on the...
View ArticleZuba: Epstein’s Got His Work Cut Out
By Sam Zuba- (CBS) A lot has been said about the Cubs unexpected acquisition of boy-wonder, Theo Epstein. Epstein, a 37-year-old Yale graduate, was hired as the Red Sox GM when he was just 28. The...
View ArticleRosenthal Thinks Quade Is Gone
(WSCR) With the buzz around Chicago all about Theo Epstein, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports joined The Mully and Hanley Show to discuss the Cubs’ acquisition. Rosenthal discussed Carlos Zambrano’s future,...
View ArticleRosenthal: ‘I’d Be Surprised If Buehrle Left’
(WSCR) With the Cardinals taking home the World Series, effectively ending the 2011 baseball season, it is now time for teams to beginning signing their free agents and making plans for 2012. For the...
View ArticleHanley: Cubs Will Always Be Team Theo
By Brian Hanley- (CBS) Good to see Chicago’s Theogood hasn’t been lost on Jason McLeod. “I don’t want to speak to the virtues of ‘Theo mania’ here, but it’s well-deserved,” said McLeod, the Cubs new...
View ArticleZambrano’s Future Uncertain, Ramirez All But Gone
(CBS) Now that the new regime of Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod have officially taken over the halls of Wrigley Field, it’s time to get down to work. First, Epstein and Hoyer must decide what...
View ArticleReport: Royals Interested in Zambrano
(WSCR) According to a report, the Royals would be interested in acquiring Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano if the team decides to shop the veteran right-hander. “We would have to be interested,” Royals GM...
View ArticleSource: Epstein, Zambrano Meet To Discuss Future
(WSCR) Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and embattled pitcher Carlos Zambrano met Monday at Goose Island in Wrigleyville to discuss “future situations,” a source told 670 The Score....
View ArticleSchuster: A Lot Of News From GM Meetings
By David Schuster- MILWAUKEE (WSCR) After sitting around the Phister Hotel up here in Milwaukee most of the day we finally got a chance to talk to the various General Managers. It actually was sort of...
View ArticleRicketts: I Just Want To Win
(WSCR) As the dust begins to settle from the circus that surrounded Wrigley Field after the acquisitions of Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Jason McLeod this offseason, the press conferences are over and...
View ArticleZambrano Says He Wants To Stay With The Cubs
CARACAS, Venezuela (CBS) — Carlos Zambrano wants to stay with the Cubs for the next two seasons, according to a Venezuelan publication. The Caracas-based Spanish-language sports newspaper Líder...
View ArticleBaffoe: Do I Change My Tune On Zambrano?
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) Carlos Zambrano is “climbing mountains.” Cue John Parr’s “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion).” He is “running on the beach.” Hit Kenny Loggins’ “Playing with the Boys” on the iPod....
View ArticleReport: Cubs Trade Zambrano
(WSCR) Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting the Cubs have officially traded Carlos Zambrano to the Miami Marlins. Ken Rosenthal first reported talks of the deal late Wednesday afternoon....
View ArticleKasper: Cubs Fans Left Wondering What Could Have Been
(WSCR) In 11 seasons with the Cubs, Carlos Zambrano won 125 games, had a 3.60 ERA and hit 23 home runs in 659 at bats, but what fans may remember more is what could have been. “Ultimately, as we kind...
View ArticleMuller: Goodbye And Good Riddance, Mr. Zambrano
By Shawn Muller- (CBS) Quick question: Now that Carlos Zambrano has been traded to the Miami Marlins, who will be happier knowing that “Big Z” will have finally thrown his last pitch as a member of the...
View ArticleZambrano Trade To Miami Official
(CBS) The Cubs and Marlins made their reported Carlos Zambrano trade official Thursday afternoon. Zambrano heads to Miami in exchange for right-handed pitcher Chris Volstad. The Cubs will also play a...
View ArticleEpstein: Zambrano Violated Cubs’ Trust
(CBS) After completing the Carlos Zambrano trade Thursday, Cubs President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein met with the media via conference call and spoke candidly about how the former Cubs pitcher...
View ArticleHanley: Good Luck, Ozzie, Keeping Big Z In Check
By Brian Hanley Maybe the Cubs should have sent Carlos Zambrano to Washington instead of Miami. If Z could unify Congress like he did his once fellow Cubs, maybe the country’s lawmakers could actually...
View ArticleWisch: An ‘Amazing’ Zambrano? Don’t You Believe It, Chicago
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) Matt Garza believes in Carlos Zambrano. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the Cy Young race this year,” the Cubs’ current ace said about the Cubs’ former one. “I kid...
View ArticleBernstein: Be Careful, Kerry Wood
By Dan Bernstein- CBSChicago.com Senior Columnist (CBS) Mascots don’t get to have bad nights. That’s something Kerry Wood needs to keep in mind the next time he considers behaving like he did...
View ArticleWisch: Credit The Cubs For Bringing Ozzie Back To Life
By Dave Wischnowsky – (CBS) Ozzie Guillen isn’t just back in Chicago this week. It appears that the former White Sox manager is also back. Back to being controversial. Back to being outlandish. Back...
View ArticleHarris: On The ‘Other Side’ Of Town
By Adam Harris WRIGLEY FIELD (CBS) – It was the Ozzie Guillen, Carlos Zambrano, and Mark Buehrle show before the Cubs/Marlins game tonight at Wrigley Field, and the sweaty-hot, filled to capacity...
View ArticleBaffoe: Not Buying The ‘New’ Zambrano
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) No smashing. No yelling. No cursing in Spanglish. No kidnapping a comely blonde bleacher bummette and climbing to the top of the manual scoreboard as military and police aircraft...
View ArticleZambrano Lists Lakeview Home For $2.3 Million
(CBS) Carlos Zambrano is ready to leave Chicago – again. The former Cubs ace, who left the team abruptly during the 2011 season, has relisted his six-bedroom, 6,700-square-foot home in Lakeview for...
View ArticleZambrano Signs With Independent League Team
(CBS) Former Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano has signed with the Independent League’s Long Island Ducks. “He’s an extremely talented pitcher with a lot of experience,” said Zambrano’s former Cubs teammate...
View ArticleReport: Phillies Sign Zambrano To Minor League Deal
(CBS) Big Z could be getting another chance in the Majors. According to a report, the Phillies have signed Carlos Zambrano to a minor league contract. Last week, it was reported Zambrano had agreed to...
View ArticleLevine: Cubs’ Celebration Seems Incomplete Without Icons
By Bruce Levine- WRIGLEY FIELD (CBS) — The 100-year celebration of Wrigley Field will seem incomplete Wednesday without some of the most iconic players and managers who won’t be part of the party....
View ArticleLevine: Samardzija Alludes To Trade Possibility
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija lowered his ERA to an MLB-best 1.46 with seven shutout innings against the Yankees on Wednesday and appeared on pace for his first win since last...
View ArticleLyons: Commissioner-Elect Manfred Has Long To-Do List
By Brett Lyons- (CBS) Last Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball made it official in naming Bud Selig’s successor. Former league chief operating officer and labor lawyer Rob Manfred will take the...
View ArticleLevine: Zambrano Is His Old Self In Wrigley Appearance
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) The always interesting and sometimes unacceptable Carlos Zambrano made a brief appearance at Wrigley field during batting practice Friday. His official connection to the team...
View ArticleKerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano Among Newcomers On 2018 Hall Of Fame Ballot
(CBS) Former Cubs pitchers Kerry Wood and Carlos Zambrano are two of the 19 newcomers to the 2018 National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot. Wood, 40, played 12 of his 14 seasons for the Cubs and was a...
View ArticleBernstein: Ready For Zambrano, Again?
By Dan Bernstein- CBSChicago.com Senior Columnist (CBS) I’m done with Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs, however, may not be. Theo Epstein may actually be bringing the one-man Baseball Idiot Circus back for...
View ArticleMarlins President: ‘We Went With Ozzie’ On Zambrano Trade
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins are counting on excitable Ozzie Guillen to have a calming influence on quarrelsome Carlos Zambrano. The plan may sound crazy, but say this for the Marlins: They’ve become...
View ArticleZambrano Adopting Guatemalan Child
(CBS) Believe it or not, Carlos Zambrano has a soft side. The South Sun Sentinel reports the former Cubs pitcher is currently in Guatemala finalizing the adoption of a young boy. The boy’s name is...
View ArticleFormer Cubs Pitcher Carlos Zambrano Returns To The Mound In Chicago
CHICAGO (CBS) — Carlos Zambrano made his return to the mound in Chicago Saturday night. The former Cubs pitcher is with the new Chicago Dogs of the Independent League and had a solid, but short debut....
View ArticleZambrano’s Comeback: The Former Cub, Who Used To Be One Of MLB’s Best...
CHICAGO (CBS) — It’s been two months since Carlos Zambrano returned to baseball, playing in Rosemont. The spicy ex-Cubs star has cut the mustard in the minors with the Chicago Dogs. Carlos Zambrano,...
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