Z misses team flight to Atl

[Keener98]

No permission was granted, and no reason given as of yet.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-03-cubs-brite-chicago-jun03,0,4494611.story

[seanhopper]

This team is becoming worse than the mess we saw in '04. Really sad.

[Soonernation]

When is his suspension up? I'm too lazy to look it up

[Keener98]

When is his suspension up? I'm too lazy to look it up

 

Hes scheduled to pitch Thurs

[17 Seconds]

i've been optimistic over the past month or 2, but i've about given up on this mess that jim hendry has created. there is absolutely nothing enjoyable about this team. even the 2004 team was more likeable than this. these guys all make me sick

 

and yeah, i've come to really dislike zambrano. when he was actually good you could deal with him acting like a little kid. now he's basically a 4.00 era pitcher, if that.

[Guest]

He's not getting paid anyway. Why work? :yahoo:

[Little Slide Rooter]

Maybe if theyd try to fix bigger problems than what time Zambrano gets to Georgia they can fix this team while were still in the race.

[17 Seconds]

Maybe if theyd try to fix bigger problems than what time Zambrano gets to Georgia they can fix this team while were still in the race.

 

Yeah, because those 2 things have so much to do with each other.

[Joe_Cub]

z's a prima donna

[CUBZ99]

Does Z have any trade value with his contract?

[chasinf5s]

Does Z have any trade value with his contract?

 

The cubs arent going to trade him

 

and are you really asking if a good starting pitcher has any trade value? His contract is nowhere near as bad as say someone like CC or Santana IMO

[Soul]

z's a prima donna

Maybe he just finds watching this club to be a painful experience.

[Laura]

z's a prima donna

Maybe he just finds watching this club to be a painful experience.

 

Randy Wells still manages to catch the team flights ... so far ...

[UMFan83]

Everyday its something new. People said the Cubs clubhouse was too bland last year. Well it's been spiced up this year.

 

No doubt if the team was winning, stories like this would be blown over. But then again things like this might be contributing to our performances.

[AlwaysaCub]

This team is NOT harder to watch than 2004. We are all spoiled because the most recent teams for comparison, 2008 and 2007 from June 10th on were some of the most fun teams we've seen in a while. 2004 was worse.

[JoshiQ]

To me it's the same as a no call-no show in any job I've worked. Unfortunately, we need him. I've never really liked Z's attitude, but I don't know how you fix it after you let it get to this point.

[17 Seconds]

This team is NOT harder to watch than 2004. We are all spoiled because the most recent teams for comparison, 2008 and 2007 from June 10th on were some of the most fun teams we've seen in a while. 2004 was worse.

 

how? that team won 89 games and had a lot of things to like. what is there to be excited about this season? randy wells? fukudome? neat.

[rynefan]

Kind of indicative of what seems to be the 2009 mantra of late .... "WHO CARES?"

[cubswin2009]

From Chicago Sun Times twitter: Sources say Z's skipped flight not a first infraction.

[illiniguy]

Send his butt down. it's what we did with Patterson. Hell we basically cut Vizciano for the same thing.

[mjohnson71]

Everything will be completely forgiven when he throws a no-hitter in a few weeks.

[Laura]

Send his butt down. it's what we did with Patterson. Hell we basically cut Vizciano for the same thing.

 

I can already imagine the stories about Z missing the team bus.

[chasinf5s]

Send his butt down. it's what we did with Patterson. Hell we basically cut Vizciano for the same thing.

 

Wouldnt he have to clear waivers and agree to be sent down?

[erik316wttn]

Who cares, so long as he gets there on time and ready to perform.

[bhogg]

that 04 team was so freaking brutal to watch. It angers me just to think about them.

 

I'd rather go through 1000 2006 seasons than another 2004.