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Cubs have been among majors' best over last calendar year

By Phil Rogers
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, June 9, 2008

CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano is growing up. So is the team that surrounds him, although at times both still have their bad days. On Saturday in Los Angeles, Zambrano viciously attacked a pair of watercoolers for the crime of being within his line of vision. It was a classic battle of man versus inanimate object. It was also, in a way, a sign of progress. A little more than a year ago, the Chicago Cubs' emotional ace had blown off a similar amount of steam by punching his catcher. When Zambrano f ...

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