Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Zambrano
Carlos Alberto Zambrano, nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseballfrom 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands 6 feet 4 inchesand weighs 275 pounds, was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. After being used in both starting and relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003, finishing with a...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth1 June 1981
ballgame good job pitch pride talk time triple
I don't want to talk about my hitting. My job is to pitch a good ballgame every time out. The triple was a gift. I take pride in my hitting, but I'm not a hitter.
change mistakes
When you know yourself, you know you can change and do something. You think of the mistakes you make and don't make the same mistake again.
talking
We're talking to each other. All we want to do is win.
bit calm change crazy excited happened last learn main mound
What happened in the past, you have to learn from that. I was a little bit excited last night. When you can change and do something for your team, you have to do it. My crazy times are over. Being calm on the mound is the main thing.
hitting three walking worried
My first three games, I was worried too much about walking and hitting people.
best crazy game help hitters pitch seven
My crazy times are over. That's when I was a rookie. I've got seven years in the big leagues. I think some hitters say, 'Oh, Zambrano is crazy.' I used to be. Now I try to pitch my game and do my best to help this team.
My dad's very temperamental. Even today, he can be difficult.
maybe next spring work
Maybe next Spring Training, I will work on that.
chance games good last luck matt players start winning
Luck is something you always need to have. We have more chance than the Cardinals. They don't have some of the players they had last year, like Matt Morris. We have to start winning the first month, as many games as possible. We have a good team. We have everything.
close games good hanging prior staying three within wood
We're hanging in there, staying within two or three games of first place. That we're pretty close without Prior and Wood is a good sign.
fighting fights-and-fighting five game mad
I think I was out of the game mentally, ... I was fighting with the umpires, and I was mad at (Murton). ... I apologized to him. I have five years in the big leagues. I don't have to do that.
drink elbow happens
It happens to me all the time. I have to drink more water. It has nothing to do with my elbow or shoulder.
cup playing trying win
That was fun. I wasn't playing like we were trying to win the world championship or the World Cup ... just take it easy.
good key
That was a good at-bat, and I think that was the key of the game. He's getting more comfortable.