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bruce levine reports on espn radio.

they finally made a deal. 5 years 90 mil.
good day.

91.5 mil to be exact.

press conference will be held at 10am today.

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LOL. this is a DAY after jay mariotti wrote an article saying that there was NO WAY the cubs were going to re-sign Z.
freakin prick.

ESPN.com wrote:CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs right-handed pitcher Carlos Zambrano isn't going anywhere.

Zambrano has signed a five-year contract extension valued at $90 million, ESPN Radio 1000 is reporting.

Zambrano and the Cubs have been negotiating since the beginning of the season, but the impending sale of the team by the Tribune Company put the deal on hold. Zambrano has had a solid season, and the value of the deal is approximate $10 million more than it would have been in April.

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Finally. We know have every key member of the team under our control for 3+ years.

big Z could perform like big Z now. no excuses. i cant wait till he pitches against the cards.

In honor of the drama queen sports writer... Jay
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Paper-thin window for Z

"Zambrano wants to be a long-term Cub, but with Trib ownership in flux, his chances of staying in Chicago get slimmer by the day"

"Barring some sort of backroom extension deal that seems impossible under the complex circumstances, you can start sending your gratitudes and goodbyes to Zambrano."

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Thats only a couple of paragraphs into the article.

Couldn't of been more wrong Jay...



Thanks Jay!

Congratulations. I was hoping my Brewers would go after him in the off season because 18 million for a pitcher who is as consistent as him and rarely if ever injured seems like a steal compared to all that damn money we gave to Jeff Suppan. Plus it would have hurt you guys pretty bad and been great for us but now my pipe dream is over. Congratulations once again.

bigkurty wrote:I was hoping my Brewers would go after him in the off season because 18 million for a pitcher who is as consistent as him and rarely if ever injured seems like a steal compared to all that damn money we gave to Jeff Suppan.

I love Z...but consistent isn't a word I'd use to describe him. ERA's by month:

April: 5.77
May: 4.72
June: 2.53
July: 1.39 (!)
August: 7.13

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LOL. this is a DAY after jay mariotti wrote an article saying that there was NO WAY the cubs were going to re-sign Z.
freakin prick.

Classic.

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I love Z...but consistent isn't a word I'd use to describe him. ERA's by month:

April: 5.77
May: 4.72
June: 2.53
July: 1.39 (!)
August: 7.13

Year over year, he looks very consistent though. Those are some wild swings by month but doesn't he always start out slow? Thats what some of the Cubs fans at my work tell me anyway. But that 7.13 August looks pretty bad thus far. I suppose that helps explain some of your teams bad play recently. I have no idea what happened to our pitching staff but they went from very good to god awful very quick and no one can figure it why so we just blame Yost of course cause he sucks.

BULL even PAX wrote:In honor of the drama queen sports writer... Jay
____________________________________________

Paper-thin window for Z

"Zambrano wants to be a long-term Cub, but with Trib ownership in flux, his chances of staying in Chicago get slimmer by the day"

"Barring some sort of backroom extension deal that seems impossible under the complex circumstances, you can start sending your gratitudes and goodbyes to Zambrano."

____________________________________________

Thats only a couple of paragraphs into the article.

Couldn't of been more wrong Jay...

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Thanks Jay!

freakin prick. thats how he still has a job. for being a prick.

WOOHOO AND LETS SIGN JONES TO A 19304384 YEAR CONTRACT!

Surprised he did not wait another couple months...I think he was worth at least 20% more on the open market. But glad to have him in the fold for the next 5 years.

woot woot! we got him till hes 31 baby

When I heard that I was soo happy...we've finally got em locked up!

Well it's about time

In your face, New York and Boston!!!

Booohoooo NY and Boston. We will actually have an owner that cares about winning. This franchise is stacked mmore than the Yankees, you watch, we'll start seeing gold under the bleachers.