Zambrano to 15 Day DL

by oeosoto on Aug 8, 2009 3:41 PM CDT

Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano will be put on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a sore back, major league baseball sources told ESPNChicago.com

Article also, said Jeff Stevens will most likely be brought back up from Iowa to replace Big-Z on the roster. Glad to see Stevens back up but, not at the expense of Zambrano. Hopefully he won't be out that long but, I wonder if this means LIlly could be back sooner and not take the rehab starts before coming off the DL.

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Effective when? August 3rd or August 7th?

Piniella: "This is a tougher job than I thought it would be, I'm going to be honest with you."

by Ivy Walls on Aug 8, 2009 3:46 PM CDT reply actions

I didn't want to do this

but theres been a fan shot on this for 2 hours.

does everything need to be double posted now?

by Allie on Aug 8, 2009 3:51 PM CDT reply actions

Thank you for pointing it out

I usually don’t like to point those things out, and I was kinda waiting for someone else too.

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 8, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

if you didn't want to....

why did you?

by Illicat on Aug 8, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions

More like

“I hate to be that guy”… but sometimes you just need to be.

Plus, its been more than a little ridiculous lately with the number of double posted stories.

by Allie on Aug 8, 2009 5:48 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks

But a few hrs to late posted earliee in fanshots and the time I’m not sure I know position players it starts the last day they played idk if it works the same

"Women...you can't live without them, and they can't pee standing up." Rube Baker

by Eric16 on Aug 8, 2009 3:52 PM CDT reply actions

My bad

didn’t see fan shot something this important should be in a fan post anyways fan shots are down to far on the website

by oeosoto on Aug 8, 2009 3:56 PM CDT reply actions

There's a reason for both lists.

Regardless of your opinion, CHECK BOTH LISTS BEFORE POSTING.

Thanks.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 8, 2009 3:59 PM CDT up reply actions

I think you mean

My bad, I’ll delete this immediately so as not to clog up BCB with double posts.

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by Fukudometer on Aug 8, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions

We should be so lucky.

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by daver on Aug 10, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions

I guess I should have

put it on the front page so everyone saw it.

by Josh Timmers on Aug 8, 2009 11:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Can anyone tell me

how many times in his career Z has been on the DL?

Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 8, 2009 4:22 PM CDT reply actions

4

He can throw a fastball at 87MPH and make you look like a fool. He can spray lines drives to right field. He can put up with crappy offense and take the loss. He is Randy Wells. He is the most interesting pitcher in the world. Stay healthy, my friends.

by jesus christos on Aug 8, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Twice this year, once last year, and once in 2002...right?

Brian McRae's 5 o'clock shadow

by PurpleLineToWrigley on Aug 8, 2009 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions

maybe idk

his sbnation page lists all the times he was on the DL

by jesus christos on Aug 8, 2009 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Not sure what they'll do............

for Zambrano’s next turn. Read today that Lilly is 7-10 days away from returning. Unless they have someone in the minors capable of starting a game (by Zambrano’s next turn Lilly could be ready to go by then) I think they just throw Marshall out there again and keep their fingers crossed he does better than last night.

by Rkfd Die Hard on Aug 8, 2009 4:32 PM CDT reply actions

The move is retroactive to August 2.

So Z could be back on the 17th, by which time Lilly should also be back.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 8, 2009 4:44 PM CDT up reply actions

How about Smoltz?

Tough luck with Boston but he should be more effective in the NL and can be a closer if Gregg doesn’t come around.

by vegasjs on Aug 8, 2009 5:13 PM CDT reply actions

Do. Not. Want.

8.32 ERA. No thanks.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 8, 2009 5:45 PM CDT up reply actions

CSN kept asking if fans thought he would be good for the bullpen

Something like 68% said they would want him. If we could do the same with him as we did with BJ Ryan I would be all for it but I doubt Smoltz would want to do that at this point in his career. I think he’d rather retire. Wouldn’t hurt to ask.

Anyone know how good he’s been at Wrigley? I’m not good at finding that stuff

"If I were playing third base and my mother were rounding third with the run that was going to beat us, I'd trip her. Oh, I'd pick her up and brush her off and say, 'Sorry, Mom,' but nobody beats me." ~ Leo Durocher

by Musicdude10 on Aug 9, 2009 10:29 AM CDT up reply actions

6-3 with a 3.25

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 9, 2009 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Smoltz's career numbers at Wrigley are pretty much irrelevant now

as he is nothing like the guy who posted those numbers

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Aug 9, 2009 11:42 AM CDT up reply actions

true but,.....

we have seen before where a player switches leagues and stinks the joint up,. Not saying i want to see Smoltz signed, just saying….

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Aug 9, 2009 1:17 PM CDT up reply actions

68% of fans polled at CSN...

… must still think this is 2001.

"You can observe a lot just by watching." ~ Yogi Berra

by Al Yellon on Aug 9, 2009 5:50 PM CDT up reply actions

no surprise

and I bet those who are anti-Gregg wach voted 3 times

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Aug 9, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions

wach = each

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on Aug 9, 2009 7:58 PM CDT up reply actions

I hear ya Tim

Some people are so annyoing.

"That pitch wasn’t down and in, that pitch was down and up." Tim McCarver

by wrigleyrocker12 on Aug 9, 2009 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions

He 's over 40 and coming off injuries

get a grip!

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Aug 10, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions

this year has just been ridiculous

Milton ...... see the ball hit the ball

by lexmarklover on Aug 8, 2009 5:36 PM CDT reply actions

Samardzija better be the one going down when he comes back.

It’s a crime he even made it up over Stevens.

Randy Wells. A product of the Roy Halladay School of Pitching, located in Toronto, Canada. Possible relocation.

by Cub Style on Aug 8, 2009 5:39 PM CDT reply actions

Dumb question maybe....

but I never understood how a player can be retroactively placed on the DL. How does that work? Is that retroactive date up to the team’s discretion or do they have to have evidence of some injury at a certain time to shelf him for less than 15 days?

by sgerring21 on Aug 8, 2009 6:30 PM CDT reply actions

It is retroactive to the day after the last game the player was officially in

It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??

by Invalid User on Aug 8, 2009 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Zambrano is starting to rival Soriano for the Cub player who SORELY tests the patience and goodwill of fans

Is it any mystery why 9/10ths of non-Cub baseball fans think Zambrano is an assclown??? Answer is NO.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Aug 8, 2009 6:58 PM CDT reply actions

Is it a mystery why 99 out of 100 BCB readers

Think Blou is an assclown ??? . The answer is NO.

"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux

by Doggie Stalker on Aug 8, 2009 7:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Easy now

Why don’t you write another one of your patented tributes to Jewish ballplayers that are thinly veiled attempt to bait anti-semitism.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Aug 8, 2009 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Well, that's flaggably inappropriate

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by Shanghai Badger on Aug 8, 2009 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Did she patent it?

So I owe Jessica a quarter if I say something nice about Marquis?

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Aug 8, 2009 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions

It has always amazerd me how some posters

like BLou, insist on making fools of themselves almost daily.

A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject.
--Winston Churchill

by lookingdeadred on Aug 9, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions

He tests our patience and goodwill...because he's injured?

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by daver on Aug 8, 2009 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions

No, he tests one person's patience and good will. The rest of us have the

good sense to know you don’t get pissed off at a person for getting injured.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 9, 2009 12:09 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

He’s a great pitcher and good for the team, on the field, off, and in the clubhouse. Sucks that he is injured. At least it’s not dehydration again.

by Musicdude10 on Aug 9, 2009 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions

Ah yes...

those glorious days when he had to be told to drink water

There is no such thing as an ugly female breast

by Worf on Aug 9, 2009 10:43 AM CDT up reply actions

Carlos doesn't test my patience or goodwill at all

“Carlos being Carlos” is part of the deal, it makes him what he is – a flawed #2 starter on a team who treats him like a #1 starter.

Testing patience and goodwill is reserved for guys like Aaron Miles and Carlos (walk the first batter to make it a challenge) Marmol.

It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??

by Invalid User on Aug 9, 2009 8:56 AM CDT up reply actions

Agreed, though I'm not quite sure how the team treats him like a No. 1.

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by daver on Aug 10, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions

Why dont you all

spend less time bitching about posts/mistakes and more time talking about CUBS related business. Trust me, newcomers to this sight are going to take a first glance at post conversatons and be immediatley turned off. That goes for you too BLou. Take the large stick that is propped in you know where out already

"The more i practice, the luckier i seem to get" -Yogi Berra

by ChiCubsFever on Aug 8, 2009 10:15 PM CDT reply actions

thanks....

Nobody cares about your fantasy baseball team

by carmen_fanzone on Aug 9, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions

Zambrano is always getting hurt

it may be soon to trade his ass

only lawyers should care for grammar are you one?

by angryandy on Aug 9, 2009 1:01 AM CDT reply actions

No, he's not always hurt. He has been on the DL 4 times in his career. He has been unusally

healthy for a major league pitcher. He has had some minor ailments but he has never had a major elbow or shoulder problem. He has never had major surgury and he has pretty much been able to answer the bell when called. You may not like the way he reacts on the field, but you can’t accuse him of “always getting hurt”.

"Hats for bats.....keep bats warm." - Pedro Cerrano
"Hey bartender, Jobu needs a refill !!!!!!!" - Eddie Harris

by willie mays hayes' gloves on Aug 9, 2009 1:15 AM CDT up reply actions

There is the little measure of a NTC

He won’t accept a trade to the AL because he likes hitting too much. And why should he accept a trade to any NL who is not a perennial threat to make the playoffs? And he wouldn’t want to go to the Dodgers because he wouldn’t hit as well at Chavez Ravine.

So that leaves the Rockies, the Phillies, and the Mets. Yeah, I really want Carlos Zambrano to be on one of those teams. Unless the plan is to pray that he gets so amped up when the Cubs face him in the playoffs that his head explodes.

It's a simple question, Doctor: would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs??

by Invalid User on Aug 9, 2009 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions

never any major surgery but

older he gets more likely he is a big guy and they tend to break down

only lawyers should care for grammar are you one?

by angryandy on Aug 9, 2009 5:55 AM CDT reply actions

BIG Z

lets add another injury to the list.amazing that we are even close with all the key injuries we have had. luckily the whole division has played like crap.sooner or later either the cubs or cards are gonna run with it. both teams cant possibly play this inconsistent the rest of the season

by NOMAR on Aug 9, 2009 7:25 AM CDT reply actions