Zambrano fascinated by blinking blue light

“Honestly, some of the guys got in a pretty heated argument about the nature of the light,” Lee said. “Rich [Cubs' pitcher Hill] insisted it just meant he had a message, but Carlos and a couple of the other guys said it was more than that. It got so bad Piniella said the next guy who mentioned ‘Wii’ would get fined $5,000. That shut them up.”

Ryan Theriot was one of the Cubs who sided with Zambrano. He said Carlos called him shortly after he woke up to come see the Wii, and that he was also fascinated by the majestic light.

“Sure, it might be a message,” Theriot said. “A message about how we can all come together and live as one. Some guys are taking this lightly, and that’s unfortunate. Carlos’ Wii is on to something, and we need to be open enough to listen to what it’s saying.”

It does not appear the controversy will go away any time soon, either. Zambrano confided to SSNN that he hopes to use the Wii as his personal catcher this season.

“Who knows me better than my Wii?” Zambrano asked. “If it can tell me the meaning of life, then surely it can tell me when to throw a fastball and when to throw a curveball.”

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Labels: Carlos Zambrano, Chicago Cubs, Derrek Lee, Lou Piniella, Nintendo Wii, Rich Hill, Ryan Theriot

Posted on March 25th, 2008

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