Standing in the plush visitors' clubhouse of Yankee Stadium, Carlos Zambrano made a plea for Chicago to replace Wrigley Field.
"You come into a ballpark like this and you see great things," the Cubs ace told the Associated Press before his team's 10-1 exhibition loss at new Yankee Stadium. "You wish that Chicago would build a new stadium for the Cubs," he said.
In 2008, their 100th season without a World Series title, the Cubs drew a Wrigley record of 3,300,200 fans, and thousands more peered into the field from rooftops near the neighborhood park.
"People are used to Wrigley Field," he said. "As a fan it's hard to think of a new ballpark."
Cubs manager Lou Piniella couldn't agree less with his Opening Day starter. The former Yankees outfielder and manager was enchanted by the new ballpark in the Bronx, but can't wait to return to Chicago for the first home game on April 13.
"I don't see why," Piniella said when asked if the Cubs need a new stadium. "Wrigley's got its own uniqueness. There's no question the facilities need to be redone but that's going to happen. My favorite time of year is when the ivy turns green. It's really a great environment to play a ballgame," he said.
-- RED SOX: Boston optioned right-handed starting pitcher Clay Buchholz to Class AAA Pawtucket and placed five players -- including regulars John Smoltz, Julio Lugo and Mark Kotsay -- on the 15-day disabled list. Just hours later, the Red Sox finished off a 9-3 rout of the Mets at new Citi Field, scoring six runs off Mets' starter Oliver Perez in the first inning -- four on a grand slam by shortstop Jed Lowrie -- and getting four shutout innings from starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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"You come into a ballpark like this and you see great things," the Cubs ace told the Associated Press before his team's 10-1 exhibition loss at new Yankee Stadium. "You wish that Chicago would build a new stadium for the Cubs," he said.
In 2008, their 100th season without a World Series title, the Cubs drew a Wrigley record of 3,300,200 fans, and thousands more peered into the field from rooftops near the neighborhood park."People are used to Wrigley Field," he said. "As a fan it's hard to think of a new ballpark."
Cubs manager Lou Piniella couldn't agree less with his Opening Day starter. The former Yankees outfielder and manager was enchanted by the new ballpark in the Bronx, but can't wait to return to Chicago for the first home game on April 13.
"I don't see why," Piniella said when asked if the Cubs need a new stadium. "Wrigley's got its own uniqueness. There's no question the facilities need to be redone but that's going to happen. My favorite time of year is when the ivy turns green. It's really a great environment to play a ballgame," he said.
-- RED SOX: Boston optioned right-handed starting pitcher Clay Buchholz to Class AAA Pawtucket and placed five players -- including regulars John Smoltz, Julio Lugo and Mark Kotsay -- on the 15-day disabled list. Just hours later, the Red Sox finished off a 9-3 rout of the Mets at new Citi Field, scoring six runs off Mets' starter Oliver Perez in the first inning -- four on a grand slam by shortstop Jed Lowrie -- and getting four shutout innings from starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka.
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