John Nestor – AHN Sports Correspondent
Atlanta, GA, United States (AHN Sports) – The Chicago Cubs appear to have had just about enough of Carlos Zambrano.
The Cubs placed Zambrano on the disqualified list Saturday, saying the starting pitcher would receive no pay and have no part in team activities for 30 days.
Zambrano cleaned out his locker and left the team after giving up five homers and being ejected from Friday night’s 10-4 loss to the Braves.
After Zambrano did not return to the team Saturday he was put on the disqualified list.
“This was the most stringent penalty we could enforce without a release,” Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said.
Hendry said Major League Baseball and the players’ association would discuss Zambrano’s statements about his baseball future.
“There’s not much worse than running out on your teammates in the middle of a ballgame,” Hendry said.
Zambrano was ejected by plate umpire Tim Timmons in the fifth inning after throwing two inside pitches to Chipper Jones. The pitches followed homers by Freddie Freeman and Dan Uggla.
Worse to Hendry was that the incident came on the night the Braves honored former manager Bobby Cox.
“I feel that anything at all to detract from Bobby Cox’s night other than usual competition is totally intolerable.”
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