Carlos Zambrano is known as a guy that has a bit of a temper. His emotion is what drives him in games but also gets him in trouble. There have many instances in the past that have shown this aggression and the Cubs have apparently let it slide. That is until now. After allowing 5 home runs in a loss to the Braves last night, Zambrano threw a pitch at Chipper Jones (which he dodged) and was immediately ejected. Zambrano then collected his stuff from the locker room and started telling people that he was retiring. It would later be revealed that night that he wasn't retiring and he would later bring his stuff back to his locker. The Cubs didn't like his antics at all and how placed him on the Disqualified List for 30 days without pay and without team contact.
This is not the complete end to the story. It now seems like the Cubs have had it with Zambrano altogether and are trying to get rid of him through a trade or deal. They talked to the Yankees about this and have said they would eat most of his remaining salary. The Yanks, though, seemed to have declined. Now they want to get rid of Zambrano. Took them long enough. I guess leaving your teammates because of a few home runs doesn't sit well with management or Mike Quade. It must be depressing if you're a Cubs fan and you have to see Big Z continue to go down hill. It must suck even more for him to try and drag the Cubs with him. I can't think of a team that would want Zambrano. He's not having a great year and he has anger issues. Unless the Cubs want to cut him, Chicago will have to deal with Big Z.
P.S. Does anyone think that he was just honoring Bobby Cox on his special night by getting himself ejected?
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