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Silva, Zambrano, and winning
Posted on 19 May 2010 by Eddie Kim.
It looks like the Carlos Zambrano experiment is over. A day after manager Lou Piniella announced that Zambrano would be stretched out in the bullpen for the purposes of re-entering him into the rotation, Piniella asked Zambrano to close out Colorado by pitching the ninth inning of Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Rockies. But we shouldn't read too much into that: it was a move made out of necessity. ...
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Castro not ready for bigs
Posted on 11 May 2010 by Eddie Kim.
You might be thinking that it's easy for me to say that Starlin Castro is not ready for the major leagues, considering he just came off of a three-error game. But, physical errors are not what I am talking about. Physical errors are inevitable and given Castro's reputation as a good defender, they are not a large cause for concern. However, it's the mental errors which are concerning. After hav...
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Castro leads rout with 6 RBI
Posted on 7 May 2010 by Eddie Kim.
It didn't take Starlin Castro very long to get settled in. Not to be outdone by Atlanta's Jason Heyward, Castro also hit a three-run homerun in the first at-bat of his career — but he didn't stop there. In fact, Castro ended the day with a major league record 6 RBI's in his debut and led the Cubs to a 14-7 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday. After suffering a three-game sweep at t...









