what next????

So I'm watching ESPN tonight at my friend's house, and they're showing highlights of the Cubs. And lo and behold, Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano got into it in the dugout.

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According to Bleed Cubbie Blue, here's what happened:

Z may have said something to Barrett along the lines of, "If Henry Blanco had been catching me, this wouldn't have happened". Now -- that's not a quote, nor do I have any proof of this. But I can imagine some words like that might have inflamed Barrett to that point; we already know Michael has a temper, and he really would have had to be pushed past the breaking point to slug one of his own teammates. Some reports have Piniella, who is 30+ years older than both Barrett and Zambrano, stepping in to help separate them.

Either Zambrano or Barrett have played their last game in Chicago, and here's the thing: I don't care anymore. Either that, or Zambrano just talked himself out of a new contract.

Bleed Cubbie Blue suggests trading Zambrano to the Mets for Mike Pelfrey and Aaron Heilman. I'd take that trade.

What a way for Zambrano to spend his 26th birthday, eh?