Sometimes I get lucky and hit some pitches, ... I don't try to hit the ball like [Todd] Walker does, just try to make contact.
"Carlos Alberto Zambrano", nicknamed ""Big Z"" or ""El Toro"", is a former Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano, who stands and weighs , was signed by the Cubs as a free agent in 1997 and made his debut in 2001. After being used in both starting and relief pitcher/relief duties, he enjoyed his first full season as a starter in 2003 in baseball/2003, finishing with a 13–11 record, 168 strikeouts and a 3.11 earned run average/ERA.
The controversial pitcher is known as one of the best hitting pitchers of recent times. He was a switch-hitter with a career .238 batting average with 24 home runs, 71 Run batted in/RBIs and a slugging percentage of .396. The 23 home runs are the most ever by a Cubs pitcher. He also tied with Ferguson Jenkins for the club record for home runs by a pitcher in a single season, hitting six in 2006. Zambrano was called on to pinch hit 20 times in his career and won a Silver Slugger Award three times for his hitting.
Zambrano was the only National League pitcher to win at least 13 games in each year from 2003 to 2008. In 2006, he became the first player from Venezuela to lead the National League in wins.
More Carlos Zambrano on Wikipedia.Maybe next Spring Training, I will work on that.
I don't want to talk about my hitting. My job is to pitch a good ballgame every time out. The triple was a gift. I take pride in my hitting, but I'm not a hitter.
That was a good at-bat, and I think that was the key of the game. He's getting more comfortable.
I tried to throw a fastball inside, and the ball kind of slipped out of my hand where I didn't want to throw it. That was a big mistake. If I walk Chipper in that situation and get a groundball with the next hitter, then nothing happens and I should win the game 2-0.
That's a gift from God. I'm there to pitch.
I've been working hard on strength and conditioning. When you do a good job and take care of your body, at the end of the season you feel strong.
That was fun. I wasn't playing like we were trying to win the world championship or the World Cup ... just take it easy.
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