Carlos Zambrano wasn't dying for it, but Lou Piniella gave it to him anyway. That is, the assignment to start for the Cubs on Opening Day. Lou also announced his Opening Day batting order weeks ago; look for him to provide the final score sometime in the next week.)

This will mark the fourth consecutive year in which Zambrano has pitched on Opening Day:



Year
Pitcher
Opp.
IP
ER
DEC
'07
Zambrano
CIN
5
5
L
'06
Zambrano
CIN
4.2
5
nd
'05
Zambrano
AZ
4.2
3
nd
'04
Wood
CIN
5
4
W
'03
Wood
NYM
5
2
W
'02
Lieber
CIN
5
3
nd
'01
Lieber
MONT
7
3
nd
'00
Lieber
NYM
7
1
W
'99
Trachsel
HOU
6
4
L
'98
Tapani
FLA
2
9
L

Notice the choice in 2000–2002. I wonder whatever happened to him.

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