Other Crap

Sure the Cubs suck, but it ain't Zambrano's fault

• Hell, with five homers in 66 at bats, he's probably their best hitter as well.
• He's now 15-6 (.714) for a team that may lose 100 games. (61-89 .407, 46-83 .357 when Zambrano does not get the decision.)
• He's .357 above his team. The all-time example of a great pitcher on a bad team would probably be Steve Carlton on the 72 Phillies, who was .461 over the team. The team went 59-97 overall, a bit worse than the current Cubbies, but Carlton never even noticed that they sucked, finishing 27-10 with 30 complete games. His winning percentage was .730. When he was not involved in the decision, the team's winning percentage was .269, almost as bad as the legendary 1962 Mets. Carlton's 27-win season for one of the worst teams in history is often listed as a candidate for the most incredible pitching accomplishment in baseball history.