Carlos Zambrano retires

[ryne100]

He got ejected, cleaned out his locker, told the trainers he was retiring, then left the stadium. That guy is incredible.

[Invader3K]

Amazing story if true.

[fondybrewfan]

Yeah that won't hold up; too much money to lose that way.

 

I wish Jeff Suppan would have retired in the middle of his contract because he sucked so bad

[adamb100]

Dude seriously needs to take some anger management classes.

[danzig6767]

Cubs would do cartwheels

[And That]

He'd forfeit $22.6M.

[pitchleague]

I saw this story as only a series of tweets, thus far. Haven't seen anything official. More to come on this story, I'm sure, but, like Favre, I won't believe it until I see it. I hate that I have to be a "doubting Thomas" on these types of stories but I've been fooled too many times in the past.

[burniebrewer]

MLB Network quoted Manager Mike Quade as saying he has no idea where Zambrano is and that he let 24 guys down.

 

This will turn out well...

[FVBrewerFan]

Dude seriously needs to take some anger management classes.

Actually, he did. Looks like he needs to go back for a Masters.

[TuesdaysWithRillo]

Once a clown. Always a clown.

[pebadger]

Track the situation here

[Bombers]

Is this an onion story? ... Blue?

[NYChez]

Track the situation here

Wow. Massive eruption. Incredible.

[SeriesFinale]

What a truly miserable human being.

[yount19.u]

What a jag bag. You have to be pretty pathetic for me to feel a twinge of sympathy for the Cubs......Did I just say that?!

[istanbultaye]

Here's the MLB.com story:

 

http://milwaukee.brewers....ey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

He gave up 5 HR total. He hit Uggla the next AB after Uggla's HR. Then later after Chipper had homered, tried to hit him twice and was immediately ejected, and the ump was right on top of preventing yet another brawl from happening. Excellent handling by the ump, other than maybe he should've tossed Zambrano after the first pitch that nearly got Chipper. I suppose you have to give the benefit of the doubt though.

[NYChez]

First Sosa and now Zambrano. The Cubs tend to have a tough time having their players stick around for a full game.

[hawing]

Dude seriously needs to take some anger management classes.

Actually, he did. Looks like he needs to go back for a Masters.

I was going to say, needs to take anger management classes again.

I partly wish this had come vs. the Brewers, though I'll be surprised if the "retirement" really takes.

[Oldcity]

Don't feel sorry for the Cubs over this. If he actually goes through with it, it's the best thing to happen to them all season.

[DuWayne Steurer]

I'd like to say I'll miss Zambrano, and watching him melt down like this, but I won't. Baseball just doesn't need guys like him.

 

I hope he stays away (but I doubt that he truly will)

[davemakovec]

I hope he doesn't retire. I want the Cubs to continue to have to deal with that anchor of a contract around their necks. The longer they're paying $19M per year to guys like Zambrano, the longer it will take for them to be the Yankees of the Midwest.

[davego]

Agreed. I hope they offer him an extention in hopes he returns!

[DuWayne Steurer]

I hope he doesn't retire. I want the Cubs to continue to have to deal with that anchor of a contract around their necks. The longer they're paying $19M per year to guys like Zambrano, the longer it will take for them to be the Yankees of the Midwest.

Yankees of the midwest? The team that hasn't won a world series since 1908, or been to one since 1945?

 

Was your post supposed to be in blue?

[igor67]

In all seriousness If I were the GM I'd have a fake we want you back talk to get him tee'd off enough to sign the official retirement papers right in front of me (I'd bring them along). It would be right up there with getting Kenny Williams to claim Alex Rios on the scale of bad GM bailouts.

[valpocrewsader]

I hope he doesn't retire. I want the Cubs to continue to have to deal with that anchor of a contract around their necks. The longer they're paying $19M per year to guys like Zambrano, the longer it will take for them to be the Yankees of the Midwest.

Yankees of the midwest? The team that hasn't won a world series since 1908, or been to one since 1945?

 

Was your post supposed to be in blue?

 

They have the market-size/ fanbase/ money to buy an annual playoffs a'la the Yankees and Red Sox, they just haven't managed their advantage well. Logically, you'd think someday that will change, but contracts like Zambrano's are what help keep that situation from happening.