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The Dugout: Chicago Cubs Press Conference Not-Live Blog

Alternate title for this episode of The Dugout: "The Dugout: Carlos Zambrano, Power Hitting Clean-Up Man or Guy Who Should Be Batting Third In Cubs Lineup Because He Is Good At Hitting? You Make The Call, A Special Story" But that wouldn't fit on the line.

Carlos Zambrano has been doing it all for the Cubs. He can pitch better than anyone, he can hit better than anyone, he can run a short distance and tear his hamstring better than anyone. He can make Sweet Lou say things like "oh my gosh" better than anyone! He is a dynamo, and even on the disabled list he will fill your team with important statistical beef like FLORP and SNA.

The Cubs held a post-game press conference when Zambrano went down to explain their decision to make him run out onto the field with explosive devices like they did. What follows is a transcript of that conference. The Dugout is after the jump. Boing!

The Dugout

PiniellaOnTheDonkey: SO I CHANGED MY BUDDY ICON FROM THE YELLIN ONE TO THE APISHLY CONFUSED ONE, BUT THE CAPS LOCK STILL MEANS "YELLIN"
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: NEXT QUESTION
Reporter: Why did you purposefully knock Carlos Zambrano to the ground, cut open his leg, and tear out his hamstring?
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: WHO TOLD YOU THAT, ONLY PART OF THAT IS TRUE
Reporter: I uh... read it. On a ... uh, blog.
Reporter: Actually it was just a picture of Heidi Montag snorkeling, but at the bottom it says "Cubs Ace Zambrano Tears Hamstring" and I put two and two together
Reporter: although it only says that on my page because I put "baseball' as one of my interests on Facebook
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BASEBALL
Reporter: I'm a sports reporter. Of course not.
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: OHMIGARD, WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO

Reporter: /loads up Facebook app

Top five things I would not do with Carlos Zambrano

Reporter: "Make him run hard." This is represented by a small picture of Usain Bolt.
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT, WHAT DO THOSE WORDS MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: ARE YOU UPDATING AN INTERNET WHILE YOU TALK TO ME, DON'T TWIT WITH YOUR BLOG TO ME
KaZambrano: he's right, coach, you shouldn't make me move if you want to keep me off the DL, haven't you learned anything
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: YOU PLAY BASEBALL
Reporter: #2, "Make him bat." This is represented by a picture of an actual bat, bat the animal lol
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: BAT THE
KaZambrano: bat the animal!
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: WE'RE IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Reporter: #3, "Let him do anything but pitch!" We don't pay him to do anything but pitch!
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: YOU DON'T PAY HIM TO DO ANYTHING, YOU AREN'T WE, WE ARE WE
KaZambrano: actually, $1.44 million of my contract is devoted toward "hitting," because that is how baseball contracts work
Reporter: I couldn't find a good picture for this one, so I uploaded my own, and it is me making a mad face!
KaZambrano: you should listen to this guy, lou, he knows what he's talking about
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: HOW MUCH OF YOUR CONTRACT IS DEVOTED TO KISSING MY ASS
KaZambrano: $0.0025 million
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: WHAT IS THAT, LIKE 25 HUNDRED DOLLARS, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO MAKE THAT
KaZambrano: I made that three times while killing myself to bunt for you
Reporter: Number FOUR!
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: IS ANYONE STILL INTERESTED IN THIS
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: THE ONLY FACE BOOK I WANT TO HEAR ABOUT IS ME HITTING YOU IN THE FACE REPEATEDLY WITH A BOOK ABOUT MY FISTS
KaZambrano: next question
Reporter: Yes, hi, my question is for Mr. Piniella, and it is "how stupid are you for letting this guy do this," with a followup question of "I mean, honestly."
Reporter: And I would like the question answered in the form of a Myspace bulletin, which I can then post on my Myspace
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: MYSPACE BULLETIN
KaZambrano: lol what are you from the middle ages, next question
Reporter: I am a representative from "Fleh," the blog for people without the attention span or vocabulary necessary for Twitter
Reporter: could you give me four or less words that describe this situation, so that I can share it with others on the Fleh Network
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: UHHH
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: I... AM A BAD COACH /counts on fingers
Reporter: Perfect! It is pretty tl;dr but if I take out the uhhh it should fit on the Fleh
PiniellaOnTheDonkey: DON'T COMPROMISE MY VISION, GOD DAMMIT
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