Give the Cubs credit for varying the script a little bit Thursday. The ending followed form – a 3-2, 10-inning loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field.
Archive for July 2nd, 2010
Cubs manager Lou Piniella said Thursday he believes Carlos Zambrano will be welcomed back by his teammates once he completes his anger-management treatment.
Dusty Baker was back at Wrigley Field and in first place Thursday. Nowadays, he’s manager of the young Cincinnati Reds.
Attorneys for the Chicago Cubs and the City of Mesa are holding meetings in an effort to reach a formal agreement to keep the team in Arizona.
Guess who’s coming to town Thursday? Dusty Baker and his Cincinnati Reds. Guess where they are in the standings. They’re in first place, 9 1/2 games ahead of the fourth-place Cubs in the National League Central.
Groundhog Day, deja vu, same old song and dance …. whatever you want to call it, if you feel like you’ve been watching the same thing over and over following Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Pirates, well, you’re not alone.
Too bad most all-star pitching staffs are mainly starters and closers, because if there were a spot for a set-up guy on the National League roster, a strong argument could be made that Cubs reliever Sean Marshall should be that guy.
Tom Gorzelanny never wanted to be sent to the bullpen in the first place. If he keeps pitching like he did Wednesday against Pittsburgh, he won’t have to worry about that for a while.
So the Cubs put a psychologist on the payroll for the first time this year, and less than halfway through the season, that’s when Carlos Zambrano finally has the big one?
The manager who had Carlos Zambrano through his best major-league seasons had more closed-door sit-downs with the emotional pitcher than the public ever knew and seemed less surprised than disheartened by the latest blowup.