04/05 CUBS (Zambrano) @ Atlanta (Lowe) 3:05 CDT, WCIU & ESPN

[Careless]

Jebus, Z

[treebird]

that's a weird way of saying he got six guys to hit the ball weakly

 

Weakly hit balls are still a risk of turning into hits.

 

10% home runs, 20% walks, 10% strikeouts, 60% contact is always going to be a recipe for bad.

 

60% is great if you're getting popups. there's no reason to look at this in a vacuum when we all just saw what happened. maybe the game looks different on a 15" computer monitor, but zambrano was fine besides the hr that inning.

 

throwing the ball over the third baseman is not fine.

[Andy]

Zambrano should never be allowed on an opening day mound ever again. This is ridiculous

[Butterscup1679666578]

Ah i remember why i dont do game threads, the amount of panic over 1 inning when there is AT LEAST 1457 innings left and 161 more games. Just a reminder, the cubs lost the opener in both 2007 and 2008 and lost the first 2 in 2008. In 2006 they slaughtered the reds, just saying opening day has little to do with the rest of the year.

 

all those seasons ended exactly the same way though

[Andy]

And I mean brainfart plays like that, not that he's really pitching bad

[inari]

I wouldn't be surprised if Z's lost his composure.

 

Should've had him.

[CubbieBum]

Time to trade Z to a team that will use him as a DH.

[BCVM22]

I changed my mind, can we count this as the last spring training game and open on Wednesday?

[OleMissCub]

oh good defense, Z

 

i asked you a question in chat dude

[David]

ok, that was hysterical

[Drew Doughty]

lmao

[Butterscup1679666578]

solid as a rock

[Derwood]

JESUS

[Andy]

Alright, now he's pitching bad

[CubbieBum]

Oh dear God.

[treebird]

NOW zambrano is having a bad start

[Mark Priors Calves]

Ugh.

[NotSoSober]

I wouldn't be surprised if Z's lost his composure.

Haven't you heard, this is the new and improved Zambrano. Another HR, great

[Ski]

Oddly, I'm watching this game as if I don't care who wins.

[Ding Dong Johnson]

How do I change the channel in gameday?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

60% is great if you're getting popups. there's no reason to look at this in a vacuum when we all just saw what happened. maybe the game looks different on a 15" computer monitor, but zambrano was fine besides the hr that inning.

 

throwing the ball over the third baseman is not fine.

 

You have to miss bats to be effective. You also have to not walk 20% of the guys you face.

 

I don't see what's so hard about saying he was both bad and unlucky.

[Hawk4Hall]

Is it OK to complain about Z now? #-o

[erik316wttn]

Ballgame. I'm out.

 

This is why I need to stop looking forward to things. It always ends in disappointment. If I think bad things will happen, then I don't get pissed off when they do, and if they don't it's a nice surprise.

[ctcf]

Carlos Zambrano, Ladies and Gentlemen!

[Sammy Sofa]

Zambrano had some horrible luck in the first inning, but he's basically got nothing left.