Zambrano's Apology To Cubs Fans

But I’m kinda feeling the sincerity. Or that may just be wishful thinking. Either way, I hope he rebounds from this and pitches himself back into the rotation.

I like his fire, and I think he wants to win. Glad the team stood up to him.

Come back, and pitch better, than you can be an ass. Ask Bobby Knight about being a jerk. You can get away with it as long as you win.

…Z rehearsed his lines well, quite the performance

If you buy this, I have a bridge for sale.

Now go earn your paycheck.

Now we will see if his future actions reflect it. These days it seems like apologies are just expected and people will make them for that reason only. Z did take responsibility for his own actions, instead of saying something like “I’m sorry that had to happen” or some other roundabout excuse. Apology accepted (at least from me) now get us some W’s!

It did not sound rehearsed at all!

I am sure there is no reason that everything won’t be fine with the Cubs now!

This is the springboard to a giant winning streak!

He will be huge for us the rest of the season and beyond!

beforehand had Z and Barrett bouncing between the seats with the same tag line about “now you can keep them separated.”

Big “swing & a miss” on that marketing opportunity.

Get your ass out of town, Z

an apology to me is not the thing he should be worried about. he should be sincerely apologizing to his teammates. they are a lot closer to him and his situation than i ever will be.

make good with the people you work with first. then apologize to me.

definitely wasn’t scripted by someone else and that’s a good thing. I am still suspicious he doesn’t get it but I’m willing to give it one more try. Of course, in the meantime, he’ll have to be held to a higher standard and be on a short leash.

Now if we can just get him to realize his narcissistic behavior ain’t gonna fly no more whether he wins or loses. The city turned on Sosa and he must realize he’s hanging by a thread.

Is this a new feature?

I need for him to pitch like the Ace he’s being paid to be. That away we can dump him on some unlucky team.

I may be a push-over, but I too felt apology sounded sincere. Now, if he could only back it up on the mound… another year, another 18million, and another sub ten win season…

Do you want a calm, reserved Zambrano with a “Zen” philosophy, or a fiery, intense personality that wants to win?

Do I think he should have been suspended after that last little tirade? Yes

Do I want that passion to go away? No!

after 2 Ws and a near sweep (extra inning 1 run loss) of Cards, we’ll likely be swept by the L’astros… sigh…

He doesn’t want to be the psycho that he is, but he can’t control himself. He loves being a Cub and wants to do well, but he’s too much of a head case. Sad.

Meh.

You don’t owe the fans an apology, what you did was an affront to your teammates and the organization. Do you need to “tone it down” or “control your emotions”? No, your only job is to pitch like the ace that you’re paid to be. That’s it, nothing more!!

Fire we want…
A fireball throwing, pitcher who is level headed on the mound, but gives a fist pump when he gets that called 3rd strike. One who supports the team and is solid.

An erratic headcase who melts down if his world gets a little out of kilter, the headcase who bunches out his pitcher (but in his defense I think Barret probably deserved it) and beats up the Gatoraide machine…

but at this point I’m sick of the “It’ll be different this time” apologies…

Ya know what Z… go find a new sandbox to play in… we have all the crazy we need here…

Without that, it’s just BS. Try apologizing to your wife without saying what specifically you did that was wrong or without qualifying yourself as a jerk and see how far that gets you. Also try apologizing by saying “I apologize” instead of “I’m sorry.” That won’t fly, either.

I don’t care that he’s fiery, quick-tempered, flamboyant, etc. I care that he’s selfish. He only seems to care how he’s affected by things that happen, not how the team is affected. A centered, selfless man would hang his head in shame over a bad inning, not attack his teammates for plays they didn’t make. I don’t need him to be quiet, or whatever the hell he was talking about in that last sentence. I need him to pitch better, to be better, or just be gone.

/The End.

Zambrano proved I could make $18 million by pissing off a lot of people and being nothing but a selfish, talking head.

I agree with most of you here. I’m sick of him talking. I don’t even want the apology, I never wanted one; I just want him to go out, earn his paycheck, and give this team the best chance we have to win when he’s on the mound. He hasn’t done any of that since we gave him that contract extension. Sure, maybe he has every once in awhile, but not as often as we’re paying him to do.

Lord knows he had the talent to do so, now I’m not even sure if he does anymore. I was done with Z in 2007 and hope we cut the ties as soon as we can, if we can.

I actually liked his demeanor in the interview and am willing to accept the idea that he was genuinely trying to fire up the team and things just got out of control. The bigger issue for me is that Z went to ESPN before addressing all of his teammates. He did apparently apologize to DLee, which was nice. But didn’t his actions in the dugout affect everyone on the team and, therefore, doesn’t every Cubs player deserve an apology before Carlos goes to the media?

but I’ve always liked Z and always will.