Thursday, March 12, 2009

Big guy with irritated forearm and anger issues to start season vs. Astros

It's Carlos Zambrano, by the by. Starting against the Astros over Ryan Dempster, says Lou Piniella.

Not a bad decision. Over the last three years, Zambrano has the following line vs. Houston:
7-2 in 11 starts
78.2 innings
44 hits, 18 earned runs
32 walks, 72 strikeouts
.166 BAA, 0.97 WHIP