Cubs move Zambrano back in fear of facing the Brewers

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

http://milwaukee.brewers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080310&content_id=2417164&vkey=spt2008gamer&fext=.jsp&c_id=mil

 

Carlos Zambrano is slated to start Tuesday for the Cubs when they play host to Oakland at HoHoKam Park at 3:05 p.m. Zambrano, the Cubs' Opening Day starter, was pushed back a day to avoid facing the Milwaukee Brewers in spring and again in the regular-season opener.

Like the Brewers haven't seen Zambrano enough that one Spring Training start is going to give anything up. The Cubs are scared of us. Tis true.

[nate82]

Maybe he's on Prozac this year?

[logan82]

I really don't see the point in moving Zambrano back as we have faced him enough in the past few years that it really should make little or no difference.

[ozzybourne]

be afraid of him--at least in the dugout.

[JohnBriggs12]

The Cubs did the same thing last year. This is Piniella's philosophy, not anything directed at the Brewers specifically. If they were facing the Giants in the opening week, he'd do the same thing. Sure the Brewers have faced Zambrano a lot, but not in over 6 months. Piniella won't start Lilly vs. the Brewers either this spring.

 

Rich Hill, who started yesterday, is not scheduled to pitch in the first series.

[Ennder]

Yeah it is a smart move, the more you see a pitcher the more the advantage moves to the hitters. Zambrano generally has problems on opening day too so they have enough to worry about already.

[LUKE232323]

No Lilly or Hill in the first series? I guess the one team we do have an advantage against due to our right hand heavy lineup is the Cubs, given that 2 of their top 3 guys are lefties.

 

If the Brewers can take that first game against Z, should be able to hopefully win the series.

[Ennder]

I think they are going Zambrano, Lilly, Dumpster

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

I thought Rich Hill was supposed to be this great pitcher everyone keeps talking up in Cub Land. Why isn't he starting in the top 3 of the rotation?

[Weeks4MVP]

I believe Lou said he wants to split up the lefties by going lilly, dempster, and then hill.

[cubfan1126]

That is it exactly as far as Lilly and Hill.

 

It's not a guarantee that the number 3 guy is Dempster - could still be Lieber.