Per Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune, Carlos Zambrano says he will retire at the end of next year if he has another season like 2009. Zambrano also apparently insisted that he was serious.
"Look, this is the only season I haven't won 16 or 18 or 14 games. If it happens again next season, two seasons in a row, I'll quit. I just have to put this behind me."
I am guessing that he has a marketable secondary skill that will keep him occupied in the event that this contingency plan comes into play.
I trust that he knows what he is doing. He has probably been thinking about his options for next year for some time which among other things would include:
1. Win the World Series with the Cubs and be a World Series contributor and star. Be a hero in Chicago forever.
2. Do not win at least 14 games and quit.
I am sure that he has thought this out rationally and this is not just some spur-of-the-moment kind of thing. Otherwise, he would have no credibility the next time he opens his mouth and I am sure he has thought of that.
Ok, Carlos. No problem.
Words have meaning, you know and we are going to hold you to this.
Just so you know.
2 comments:
I'm not holding Carlos at all. It is a guy thing.
Wow---the Cubs are already getting a head-start on blowing up next year? What a bunch of overachievers!
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