We're still not sure if Carlos Zambrano was right or wrong. What we do know is that 1) He's tons of fun and 2) This sort of thing would never fly in the Twins clubhouse. Via ESPN.com: Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Carlos Zambrano went ballistic on the team, and particularly teammate Carlos Marmol, after another crushing loss resulted in a St. Louis Cardinals' sweep on Sunday.
Albert Pujols hit his second walk-off home run in as many games -- this time in the 10th inning off Rodrigo Lopez -- but Zambrano placed the blame squarely on Marmol for allowing a game-tying double to former Cub Ryan Theriot on a flat slider with two outs in the ninth.
"The problem wasn't Pujols," Zambrano said. "The problem was [Theriot's] at-bat. We should have known better than this. We are playing like a Triple-A team. This is embarrassing. Embarrassing for the team and the owners. Embarrassing for the fans. Embarrassing, that's the word for this team."
"We should know that Ryan Theriot is not a good fastball hitter," Zambrano yelled after turning in the direction of Marmol's then-vacated locker. "We should know that as a team. We should play better here. We stink. That's all I've got to say."
Marmol, when approached for the second time by reporters, was surprised to hear that Zambrano had pointed the finger at him.
"I don't know what's going on," Marmol said.
We're trying to envision Scott Baker pulling this on Jim Hoey after that bullpen meltdown a week ago, and we're just having a really hard time.
