Lilly Rotation; Zambrano Bullpen

[Simmer]

A new era of Cubs baseball, yippie!

O/U -- # of weeks until Carlos Silva gets skewered by a shish-ka-bob spear:  3 weeks 4 days.

[Saul Goodman]

This had better be some kind of one-week thing to "get him back on track".  Otherwise, HATEMOBILE.  The more innings Carlos pitches, the more opportunities to do awesome shit like eject umpires.  If they're going to be this bad at baseball, at least be entertaining about it.

[Gilgamesh]

Fuck.

[Tony]

This is brilliant. The Bears and Bulls should do the same thing to shore up weak positions. They could move Cutler to safety and Rose to small forward.

[Powdered Toast Man]

Carlos Zamabrano will be shifted to the Cubs' bullpen on Friday.

Shocking, but not a terrible baseball move. Big Z has struggled to keep runners off base in his first three starts of the season and the Cubs' bullpen has been awful in Angel Guzman's absence. Zambrano's stuff, still nasty, should translate well into a setup role. That said, his fantasy value just plummeted through the floor and he will be of little use in non-holds leagues. Carlos Silva will hang onto a rotation spot until his own inevitable collapse.

I want to RAGEANGRYHATE this.

[MAD]

This is what happens when the counterintuitive, overly-emotional rantings of Asshhat Nation--Kaplan, Maude et.al-- get taken seriously by the drooling masses.

They're giving 100 innings of Zambrano to Tom Gorzellany?  Wow.  Urge to remaining.  Detached.  Easier.  What a ginormous pair of clown shoes.  I'm laughing right now. These jackasses have really outdone themselves.  And that goes for Dementia Fuckhead Lou.

[Armchair_QB]

Which guy is getting his ass shipped to Des Moines to make room for Theodore?

[Tony]

This has turned my indifference into anger. So at least I care again. Yay?

[Brownie]

This had better be some kind of one-week thing to "get him back on track".  Otherwise, HATEMOBILE.  The more innings Carlos pitches, the more opportunities to do awesome shit like eject umpires.  If they're going to be this bad at baseball, at least be entertaining about it.

I was going to rip the way he's pitched thus far this season, but I also will note that BABIP against is .423. That means he's been terribly unlucky, right?

I wonder if Lou's just waiting to see if Silva or Gorzelanny shit the bed next week before making a final decision. Zambrano's pitch counts have been sky high. He went 110, 121 and 119 pitches the last three starts. His next scheduled start would have been Sunday. Instead, they'll shift him to the pen over the weekend (he won't be ready to pitch again until Friday anyway, at the earliest), send Samardzija on a bus to Des Moines off the Thornton Quarry, see if Zambrano can be of any service in 2 or 3 games at Miller Park, then see how the Nationals series goes, before making a decision.

The four other starters have been pretty damn good. Zambrano has been the least of the starters.

[Canadouche]

Fuck.

Copy.  Paste.  Repeat. 

[Saul Goodman]

Which guy is getting his ass shipped to Des Moines to make room for Theodore?

Probably Zambrano, after he commits the unforgivable sin of giving up a run in relief.

[Tony]

The four other starters have been pretty damn good. Zambrano has been the least of the starters.

Isn't this where one of the statfaggots brings up sample size?

[Brownie]

This is what happens when the counterintuitive, overly-emotional rantings of Asshhat Nation--Kaplan, Maude et.al-- get taken seriously by the drooling masses.

They're giving 100 innings of Zambrano to Tom Gorzellany?  Wow.  Urge to remaining.  Detached.  Easier.  What a ginormous pair of clown shoes.  I'm laughing right now. These jackasses have really outdone themselves.  And that goes for Dementia Fuckhead Lou.

They're giving 6 innings of Z against Milwaukee to Gorzellany or fatter Carlos.  Again, I'm hoping this is just a calculated move to get Carlos some action the next 10 games, but also avoid another 120-pitch start because the bullpen sucks. I think they're buying time. They're coming into a weak part of the schedule.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

This had better be some kind of one-week thing to "get him back on track".  Otherwise, HATEMOBILE.  The more innings Carlos pitches, the more opportunities to do awesome shit like eject umpires.  If they're going to be this bad at baseball, at least be entertaining about it.

I was going to rip the way he's pitched thus far this season, but I also will note that BABIP against is .423. That means he's been terribly unlucky, right?

I wonder if Lou's just waiting to see if Silva or Gorzelanny shit the bed next week before making a final decision. Zambrano's pitch counts have been sky high. He went 110, 121 and 119 pitches the last three starts. His next scheduled start would have been Sunday. Instead, they'll shift him to the pen over the weekend (he won't be ready to pitch again until Friday anyway, at the earliest), send Samardzija on a bus to Des Moines off the Thornton Quarry, see if Zambrano can be of any service in 2 or 3 games at Miller Park, then see how the Nationals series goes, before making a decision.

The four other starters have been pretty damn good. Zambrano has been the least of the starters.

Your rationality has no place on the internet.

Which guy is getting his ass shipped to Des Moines to make room for Theodore?

Probably Zambrano, after he commits the unforgivable sin of giving up a run in relief.

I was guessing Aramis.

Because, what the fuck, right?

[Yeti]

The four other starters have been pretty damn good. Zambrano has been the least of the starters.

Isn't this where one of the statfaggots brings up sample size?

I would.