LAUDERDALE, Fla. He was suspended six games for arguing with an umpire. He was separated from teammate Derrek Lee in one dugout incident and from Michael Barrett in another. He gave up five home runs in a game last August, went to the clubhouse, packed...

But Beinfest is right when he references him as "the kid,'' and the Marlins probably would be smart to get out of his way and let him have fun, like he did in the first half of his 11 seasons with the Cubs — the half before he fought with catcher...

But after watching Zambrano unravel on a regular basis in the first four years of the five-year, $91.5-million contract he foolishly was awarded on the heels of assaulting teammate Michael Barrett, the Cubs don't really care whether "Big Z" ever gets...

Miami Marlins pitcher Carlos Zambrano has a history of blow-ups. June 1, 2007: A passed ball and a bad throw get Zambrano angry at his catcher, Michael Barrett, and a fistfight breaks out in the Chicago Cubs dugout. Manager Lou Piniella banishes both to...

Now, they have added Zambrano to a possibly combustible mix that will also include potential headache, Hanley Ramirez. Zambrano has a history of having difficulty controlling his temper. In 2007, he got into a fight with teammate Michael Barrett, first...

The next season, he was ejected on opening day for arguing balls and strikes. Things got worse in 2007 when they turned physical. Zambrano yelled at Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the dugout and threw punches at him after Barrett allowed a run to...