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Cubs sink Pirates after Zambrano is forced out of game for arguing call

Associated Press

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

CHICAGO -- Carlos Zambrano's tantrum kept escalating. The emotional ace of the Chicago Cubs went wild, throwing a ball into the outfield, heaving his glove and then whacking a dugout drink dispenser with a bat. It was an outpouring of anger Wednesday that likely will lead to a suspension for the excitable right-hander. As he argued a close play at the plate, Zambrano appeared to nudge umpire Mark Carlson and was ejected. That set off the 6-foot-5, 255-pound right-hander in the seventh inning ...

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