The Cubs finally got what they have so desperately needed for the last several weeks:  a blow-out.  A snot-knocker.  A good old-fashioned butt whuppin.  That it came at the expense of the Dodgers, the best team record-wise in the NL right now and the club that booted the Cubs from the post-season in 3 straight [...]

As expected, Carlos Zambrano has been hit with a suspension and a fine for bumping the umpire during his outburst the other day against the Pirates.  The suspension is six games and the fine is $3,000.  Zambrano says he won’t appeal, which is good, cause he doesn’t have a case.  This is Z’s second stint [...]

Carlos “Big Z” Zambrano put the ‘Z’ in Crazy with a classic meltdown during the Cubs 5-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.  It was a Pinella-esque tirade complete with an ump bump, thrown balls and gloves and another assault on the new dugout Gatorade dispenser.  Here’s another clip of the Big Z meltdown [...]

Carlos Zambrano was rolling along Wednesday against the Pirates, having allowed only one run into the 7th.  Unfortunately, if you’ve watched the Cubs at all this year, you know that, for this team, a roll is only a precursor to some kind of meltdown – and, indeed, the Cubs did not disappoint.  Nyjer Morgan, who [...]

The Fansided.com sports network has, for whatever reason, elected to add a Brewers blog to its roster of baseball sites.  Reviewing the Brew is written by Ken Watkins, a “Brewers fan since the days of the Seattle Pilots,” which makes him about 80.  Should you feel the need to catch up on what’s going on [...]