Keith,

Knowing through your blog your love and knowledge of baseball, I was wondering what your thoughts are on the Cubs’ “Big Z.” Hall of Fame material or not? He switch hits, fields, throws strikes, takes winning very seriously, and will come out of the locker room to defend a teammate in a brawl (vis. Derek Lee’s little bench clearer last year). And I guess, beat the crap out of a shirking teammate.

But what is your analysis as a student of the game?

And by the by, it would appear the Cubbies have come out of the hitting slump.

Thank you,
J. Reed Anderson

Note from KBJ: I feel sorry for you, Reed. You are flirting with emotional disaster by rooting for the Cubbies. They may be lovable, but they’re never going to win anything. As for Carlos Zambrano, he plays for the Cubs; hence, he is a loser.