W's and Z's

Theriot, SS
Bradley, RF
Lee, 1B
Ramirez, 3B
Fukudome, CF
Soriano, LF
Fontenot, 2B
Hill, C
Wells, RHP

Right-hander J.D. Martin (2-3, 4.76 ERA) pitches for the Nationals.

"Big Z" behind the mike

Yesterday, Vine Line recorded an exclusive video interview of the Chicago Fire's Cuauhtemoc Blanco ... conducted in Spanish by the Cubs' very own Carlos Zambrano.

"Big Z" enthusiastically introduced and closed out the segment as a Chicago Cubs correspondent, and he looked like he was having fun talking right to the camera and to the Mexican-born soccer star. After asking several questions of Blanco, Zambrano told us that he even enjoys practicing a little bit of commentary while watching a game on TV.

Keep an eye out for the interview in a "Cubs CrossOver" segment in a future edition of Vine Line. Also, those of you interested in hearing more from our Latino players can listen to live Spanish-language radio broadcasts of select Cubs games on La Tremenda 1200 AM and using MLB.com's Gameday Audio package.

(Cover is from the Nov. 2005 issue of Vine Line. Subscribe today.)