Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Zambrano for his career had a .636 OPS. The league as a whole had an OPS of .706 in 2022.

Do with that what you wish.

I just watched a 5 minute clip of Zambrano batting. I knew he was a switch hitter but did not remember he'd sometimes bat from the right side against a right-handed pitcher or vice versa. He would just do whatever the hell he felt like.

The victims are the American People and the Republic itself.

Ran into him once on the street.

Dude is a monster. He could have been a helluva football player.

Are you stoned or pissed off, or both, when you create these postings?

I just watched a 5 minute clip of Zambrano batting. I knew he was a switch hitter but did not remember he'd sometimes bat from the right side against a right-handed pitcher or vice versa. He would just do whatever the hell he felt like.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Ran into him once on the street.

Dude is a monster. He could have been a helluva football player.

Laurence Holmes is a fucking weirdo, a nerd in denial, and a wannabe. Not a very good radio host either.

Ran into him once on the street.

Dude is a monster. He could have been a helluva football player.

None of the idiot beat writers would be able to tell if Zambrano was any fucking good with a soccer ball, they’re assuming he was because he’s Dominican and therefore HAS to be good. They’d say the same thing about Heyward if they saw him dribbling a basketball or that Sam Fuld would’ve made a great accountant if they saw him doing figures on a piece of paper.

None of the idiot beat writers would be able to tell if Zambrano was any fucking good with a soccer ball, they’re assuming he was because he’s Dominican and therefore HAS to be good. They’d say the same thing about Heyward if they saw him dribbling a basketball or that Sam Fuld would’ve made a great accountant if they saw him doing figures on a piece of paper.

At any rate, it was a success. Zambrano, a 2005 All-Star, was the main show Thursday as the Chicago Fire hosted a media scrimmage before practice at Moody Bible Institute in downtown Chicago. The Venezuelan right-hander was supposed to simply coach and serve as honorary captain for his team, but he ended up turning in another complete game.


In a move that would have surely raised a few eyebrows inside the offices at Wrigley Field, Zambrano started the 40-minute friendly as an attacking midfielder and finished up as goaltender as his "Clark Street Crew" lost 4-1 to Fire coach Dave Sarachan's "South Siders."


"I wasn't tired," said the 6-5, 255-pound Zambrano, of his complete game. "When my body is ready to play, the whole 40 minutes or whatever, I'll be there. ... It's good exercise. You don't see many fat or out-of-shape soccer players."


Zambrano, 24, played about 15 minutes between the pipes, recording five saves, including one block with his pitching hand, and allowed one goal. He didn't score, taking a half-dozen shots, but impressed everyone with his athleticism.


"He's pretty good," said Fire goalkeeper Zach Thornton, who watched Zambrano play his position in the waning minutes of the game. "I just saw him make a move to his right and he looked sharp. I don't know how happy the Cubs are about this."


Zambrano, a soccer buff who has attended a few Fire games as well as the club's match with Real Madrid earlier this summer, didn't think he was taking too much of a risk by playing.


"I didn't get injured, I didn't do nothing wrong," he said. "I play just for fun."


Zambrano played aggressive but smart, rarely putting his big body into any danger, not that this game was very intense. In one situation in goal, Zambrano was out of position and the South Siders had an open net, but his sweeper made a diving stop of a sure goal.

"Sometimes when I have a comebacker, I stop the ball with a palm, so that was what I did," he said. "I'm not trying to do nothing with my fingers because my fingers are fragile."

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

Yeah, I think Michael Barrett regretted challenging him to go into the clubhouse.

Uh, actually IIRC it was a situation where Zambrano and several Cubs and several members of the opposing team were playing around on the field before a game, and it was clear that Zambrano was the best guy out there. And you know, the other guys he was playing with were also paid professionally for their athletic prowess and coordination.

I know your bit around here is to be a pile of shit most of the time, but let's let some of these threads be fun OK?

Thanks in advance.