That's when Cubs pitcher hopes to extend hitting streak to 5 — at-bats
Above: Carlos Zambrano counseled with his chiropractor before a big game in May 2011. (Phil Velasquez, Chicago Tribune / May 27, 2011)
By Dave van Dyck, Tribune reporter
7:14 p.m. CDT, May 27, 2011
Just count it as another wacky chapter in the burgeoning book about the life and times of Carlos Zambrano.
Previous chapters have dealt with cramps in the forearm from late-night computer chats with friends and relatives in Venezuela, cramps in his pitching hand from too much caffeine, back spasms because of "being lazy" and a suspension for temper problems.
Zambrano said his latest problem — a stiff neck — was from sleeping wrong and watching late-night television in bed.
"I watch TV with my head on the pillow and the chiropractor told me to sit on my back and not my shoulder," Zambrano said Friday, one day after his latest visit to a doctor.
The stiff neck, in his trapezoid muscle, didn't prevent Zambrano from pitching six innings during a 9-3 victory Thursday over the Mets. Even manager Mike Quade said he didn't know about the problem until after the game.
"I have a little knot," he said. "With treatment it will go away. Sometimes it doesn't bother me. It's nothing to worry about."
Zambrano is expected to make his next scheduled start Tuesday, when he hopes to extend his hitting streak beyond four straight at-bats.
According to Elias News Bureau, Thursday was the eighth game in which Zambrano recorded three or more hits and was the winning pitcher, the highest total since Bob Gibson retired in 1975 with eight such victories.
He also has the most such victories in modern Cubs history (since 1900), with two more than Grover Alexander and Mordecai Brown. And he has three more than Babe Ruth, who posted a 94-46 record but had three or more hits in only five of his victories.
Asked about his recent hitting prowess, Zambrano asked: "Are you surprised about that?"
But why such success?
"Because I guess right," he replied. "Sometimes you have to guess and wait for one pitch."
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