Posted on 09/14/2008 7:39:53 PM PDT by Vigilanteman
Carlos Zambrano just no-hit the Houston Astros in Milwaukee, where they were playing due to the Hurricane Ike rain-out in Houston. Zambrano gave up only one walk, got a hit and scored a run in the 5-0 Chicago Cubs victory.
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Zamrano’s batting average is now .354. The Cubs have actually used him as a pinch-hitter in about five games this year.
first time in 30 years?
Nice home game....
For real. If there’s one team I despise more than the Yankees it’s the Cubs and that’s saying a lot.
Great performance by Zambrano. Wish it would have been under different circumstances as the Houston players probably had other things on their minds.
If I'm not mistaken, 1972 was Ron Santo's last year with the Cubs.
Good for them. But it took Zambrano too long to step up!
Awesome achievement both for the Cubs and Zambrano. I am hoping this year is the year, or at least we can make the World Series. We just have to close well. I would like to point out that Geovany Soto has done a superb job as the Cubs Catcher this season handling our pitchers.
How can any conservative despise the Cubs? It was Ronald Reagan’s favorite team. They have been in the same stadium since 1914, one of the few remaining in the major leagues which wasn’t built with a dime of taxpayer money.
Great to get Big Z back throwing well! And Derrek Lee coming through with a big base hit with men on! Having those two guys at the top of their game in October would be HUGE!
It has a lot to do with the city of Chicago itself.
WOw is all I have to say. Big Z hater of Chavez best pitcher on the Cubs.
Wrigley Field North.
Cubs fan here...
CUBS WIN!
CUBS WIN!
CUBS WIN!
Zambrano missed a perfect game by walking one batter!!!
Ya’ gotta’ believe!
Piniella is a good captain to have at the helm of the ship!
Go back to DU! ;-P
He also plunked a guy.
WORLD SERIES!!!!!
Hey, I grew up in the city of Chicago, and I turned out all right!
Barry Obama and Oprah Windbag and Jesse Jack@$$ are not true Chicagoans. They all came from other places. Same with Al Capone.
I think Sweet Lou could run for Mayor of the Midwest and he'd win!
I think Sweet Lou could run for Mayor of the Midwest and he'd win!
I think Sweet Lou could run for Mayor of the Midwest and he'd win!
Ah, the dreaded triple-post-play!
Okay, I’ll admit I dislike the Red Sox as equally as the Cubs. Does that make you feel any better? :D
Simple. Just be born south of Madison Street.
Cubs Woo. This is the year.
I know, I know. I live in Illinois and just don’t like how Chicago politics dictate the policies for the rest of the state.
Great ball players come back from slumps! By the way, the Cubs are (still) 7.5 games ahead of Milwaukee.
Zambrano is batting .364. Would you care to name any other active pitcher that is batting this high?
The teams’ winning streak is 4-6 in their last ten games. WHO isn’t stepping up?
Zambrano hadn’t pitched since the 2nd of Sep.
Are you objecting or projecting?
LMAO!
If you only knew.
You need to relax.
Yes, I don’t care for them either. ;-D
Don’t judge Chi-town for our politicos or lack of spring and fall, plenty of decent folk trapped here. :-0
Ping!
Correction: Zambrano is batting .354, not .364, as reported in my previous post.
I’ll admit there’s no shortage of nice looking females out and about during the night scene.
OK! I am now taking a chill pill... ;0)
An interesting sidelight to this. Since the game was moved to 8-11 PM Sunday, it was in the ESPN national blackout period. MLB, and apparently ESPN, agreed that WGN could show the game in Chicago only. Alternate programming was shown on WGN America. However, if you had either Direct or Dish’s Sports package-access to all Regional Sports Networks-somebody dropped the ball and didn’t black out FSN Southwest. For instance, we should NEVER see live baseball on that channel here in Indiana. But, we did and along with our new SportsSync Radio tuned to Pat and Ron, we had a ball.
OOOPS! Forgot about that accuracy issue... 1-HPB, (and 1- BB). Thanks for the correction.
Humbly... I beseech thee... would you mind putting this Cubs knucklehead on the ping list?
There should be an asterisk in the record books. I doubt he would have thrown a no-hitter in Houston. Also, I bet the Houston players were a bit distracted.
He heh...!
I grew up one block north. A close call that still gives me the shivers.
No asterisk! Games were played during WWII. Do you think players’ minds then; were on the game, fighting, draft board, etc?
No excuses.
and...
No cheeseburgers.
I bet you're really going to be hating life when it's a White Sox-Cubs World Series.
And Lou has a lot to do with the Rays being in the position they are today.
Great, now the UF fans are chiming in. :D
73. He had 20 homers 77 ribbies and the cubs ship him to the Sox for the 74 season.
That’s my dream as a fan of both clubs.
I don’t see the need for the intercity rivalry. I’d rather have 2 bites of the apple as a fan.
So what’s your team?
WOOOOO HOOOOO! GO CUBS GO!
Braves baby! I do wish we could get rid of Booby Cox and get a real manager like Lou, though.
Thanks CH, I couldn’t get on FR last night.
I had to go to the YahooFRclub to find out
what was going on.
I still dont know.......What the hell was going on last night??
Could you add me to the Cubs PING list please, I am a die-hard, lifelong fan.
Semper Fidelis
Marine86297
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