Fun in the division

You know what? The NL Central might not be that good, but it is a lot of fun. Carlos Zambrano just threw down the gauntlets with the Cubs front office. This story has everything, ultimatums, money, jealously, anger, and a pitcher talking in the third person:

If they don't sign me, sorry, but I must go. That's what Carlos Zambrano thinks.

and

Jim [Hendry] spent a lot of money. I hope he has more for 'Big Z.

He does make a good point, being that the Cubs shelled out a ton of money for retreads like Jason Marquis and and Ted Lily, and yet they're $4 million apart with Zambrano and slated to head to the arbitrator's office in a week. And just when I thought the off-season was getting boring.