The Cub's website, (if you go to probable pitchers)-states that an MRI was done on Carlos Zambrano's shoulder. It revealed that he has tendonitis in the shoulder. If the Cubs need to play the Astro game on Monday, it may well be Marshall, rather than Zambrano that pitches that game, even though it would be Zambrano's turn, as they have decided to shut him down for the remainder of the regular season. This helps further explain why Zambrano was not chosen to pitch game 1 in the NLDS. Even if he was 100%, Dempster deserves it. But this makes the decision a no-brainer.

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Even if Z were 100%, why would you pitch him in a meaningless game on Monday?

His brain has some sort of 'itis' too.

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the ying comments, the yang answers...

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I'd be nice if you read the scouting report throughly. Obviously the scouting report is outdated.

Perhaps letting him go the distance in getting the No-Hitter, was not such a great idea, after coming off the DL from the cortizone injection. But how do you take a guy out, thats throwing a no hitter?

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