Zambrano

by BoNeZ on Feb 13, 2007 9:21 AM CST

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2763803

If he doesnt recieve a contract before the season starts hes ready to become a free agent after this season....considering the fact that Zito got 126 mil...Zambrano will recieve even more if he hits the open market....hes a great pitcher but from his quotes he has an over inflated view of himself....i mean who gives themselves a nickname??

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will he make

200 m?

Jon Miller says Vicente Padilla with a thick accent.

by Agreen07 on Feb 13, 2007 9:45 AM CST reply actions

I doubt $200M, but.........

$160-$170M for 8 years wouldn't shock me.

by tklawless on Feb 13, 2007 10:23 AM CST up reply actions

Who gives themselves a nickname?

Shaq.

by Longhorn on Feb 13, 2007 9:54 AM CST reply actions

also

Muslims, at least the converted ones

by willamos2 on Feb 13, 2007 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

difference

I thought converted muslims gave themselves a new name, not just a nickname. Cassius Clay changed his name, he didn't just say, "call me Ali".

by t ball on Feb 13, 2007 10:17 AM CST up reply actions

Prince, Cher, Madonna

Who else am I missing?

Good call on Shaq, though. Makes me always think of Shaq-Fu or Shazam!

The article I read says Zambrano was refering to himself in the 3rd person. Does he need to run for president and start walking around the mound with a BIC pen in his throwning hand now?

When all else fails, there's always delusion. - Conan O'Brien

by mtex on Feb 13, 2007 10:24 AM CST up reply actions

Well...

Prince's first name is really Prince.
Madonna's first name is really Madonna.
Cher's first name is Cheryl.

by Lucas on Feb 13, 2007 10:43 AM CST up reply actions

shaq

just to be clear, he gave himself the nickname of "Big Aristotle," not Shaq.

Ruben Patterson named himself "The Kobe Stopper" a while back.

Allen Iverson went to court claiming that he named himself "the Answer."

I think Gilbert Arenas named himself both "Agent Zero" and "Hibachi"

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2007 10:53 AM CST up reply actions

and thinking about football

there are a ton.

Keyshawn named himself "7-11." Deion named himself "Prime Time." Kenny Gant named himself "The Shark" (went back far for that one). Rod Smart named himself "He Hate Me."

Anyway, its quite a common phenomenon mostly by cocky people - both good and bad.

"I want him focused on figuring out a way to beat that lefty's ass." - RW

by ab03 on Feb 13, 2007 10:55 AM CST up reply actions

Yep.

Also shaq nicknamed himself wilt chambernese, the big aristotle, the diesel, the big daddy, the big baryshnikov, M.D.E. (most dominant ever), L.C.L (last center left), Supmerman, and Doctor Shaq...

per wiki.

by Longhorn on Feb 13, 2007 11:31 AM CST up reply actions

Giving themselves a nickname...

Sting?

by benmor78 on Feb 13, 2007 3:27 PM CST up reply actions

I thought

that people already called him Big Z, but maybe I am wrong. It doesn't matter, saying your nickname in 3rd person is still strange.

I wonder if he doesn't get a contract extension, does that mean that the Cubs try and trade him? I wouldn't think so, because that would ruin there season that they just spent so much money on. But if they do trade him, they could potentially get an enormous amount of talent back for him, as long as Big Z agrees to negotiate with that team.

by hurley325 on Feb 13, 2007 10:26 AM CST reply actions

trade

It depends on who they traded him for. They could say trade him for ARod and noone would think they are "ruining" their season. Trading him for prospects though would definately get the cubbie faithful in an uproar.

Derek

Signature! I don't need no stinking signature!!

by DerekSTheRed on Feb 13, 2007 2:36 PM CST up reply actions