Zambrano currently has a higher OPS than......

[TB_11]

Macias

Hank White

Corey

Nomar

Matt Lawton (since joining the Cubs)

and just barely misses having a higher OPS than Dusty favorite Neifi Perez

 

Maybe we should think about making him a pinch hitter, like the Rockies did with Mike Hampton? :D

[burnt out cubbie fan]

Babe Zambrano?

[Roast]

Babe Zambrano?

 

Well, their bodily makeup is similar. Z is just taller.

 

Their swing is similar (both a swatting motion), Z's is just cooler because he's Z.

 

And Z isnt a prick to some of his team mates.

[Derwood]

Funny? Yes. Fair? Of course not. Given the # of AB's and all. Still, glad to not have an automatic out bat 9th.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

When Zambrano pitches, he should bat 6th.

[Knightlife_in_Lubbock]

When Zambrano pitches, he should bat 6th.

 

Seems a little low to me. Look at his post AS numbers:

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/batting?team=chc&cat=OPS&season=2005&split=182&seasonType=2&type=reg

[Fred Hornkohl]

Maybe he could fill in a little in left field.....

 

07/14 - 08/17      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Zambrano           19    1    6    2    0    1   11    3    1    3  0.316  0.350  0.579  0.929

[DivineBovine]

Maybe he could fill in a little in left field.....

 

07/14 - 08/17      AB    R    H   2B   3B   HR   TB  RBI   BB   SO     BA    OBP    SLG    OPS
Zambrano           19    1    6    2    0    1   11    3    1    3  0.316  0.350  0.579  0.929

 

 

I know nobody here cares too much about K's, but for a pitcher, that's an amazing K rate.

[DarkLink715]

I just want him to pinch run again, just for another laugh. When he ran for Greenburg in Florida, I couldn't stop laughing.

[Zaphkiel]

What was up with that, anyway? When I saw Z go in to pinch-run, I was agog, but I couldn't catch any details.

[TB_11]

Thought this deserved a bump and an update after his 2-4 performance today.

 

Z now has a higher OPS than:

 

Nomar

Ronny Cedeno

Hairston

Hank White

Neifi Perez

Corey

Macias

 

Not only that, since the All-Star break his OPS is near 1.000.

 

With Mike Hampton now out for at least a year, I think the crown of best-hitting pitcher belongs on Z's head.

[JGalt73]

Thought this deserved a bump and an update after his 2-4 performance today.

 

Z now has a higher OPS than:

 

Nomar

Ronny Cedeno

Hairston

Hank White

Neifi Perez

Corey

Macias

 

Not only that, since the All-Star break his OPS is near 1.000.

 

With Mike Hampton now out for at least a year, I think the crown of best-hitting pitcher belongs on Z's head.

 

Z is impressive (and has nearly eclipsed Neifi in offensive value), but I think Marquis still gets the nod for best hitting pitcher this year - .321/.329/.481

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Will Zambrano get the Silver Slugger award this year?

[imb]

Will Zambrano get the Silver Slugger award this year?

 

Dontrelle or Marquis

[Marco4]

Will Zambrano get the Silver Slugger award this year?

 

Dontrelle or Marquis

Z is the best fun to watch, though.

 

Of any player.

 

(That includes Tim Wakefield, and I do love his do-or-die but more often the latter knuckleballing).

[ZMovieman]

I read in the Tribune today that Zambrano was possibly going to be given some pinch hitting duties to give him a shot at the most hits in a season by a Cubs pitcher. While I think Big Z is a better option than a lot of the bench, I don't like the idea of the less than nimble Zambrano running the basepaths any more than he has to.

[Marco4]

I read in the Tribune today that Zambrano was possibly going to be given some pinch hitting duties to give him a shot at the most hits in a season by a Cubs pitcher. While I think Big Z is a better option than a lot of the bench, I don't like the idea of the less than nimble Zambrano running the basepaths any more than he has to.

 

:lol: Z may be less than nimble, but your phrasing certainly isn't. (That's meant as a compliment)

 

I kind of agree, but we can always use Corey as a pinch runner, right? He may as well see what the bases look like.

[wvcbxl]

I kind of agree, but we can always use Corey as a pinch runner, right? He may as well see what the bases look like.

 

:lol: :lol:

 

Cruel, but true.