"Carlos Zambrano's tirades were so entertaining that after one memorable incident, serial trouble-maker Milton Bradley marveled: "It was on a Bradley level."

With Zambrano's Cubs career hanging in the balance, here are some of the best and worst of his antics:

July 2004: Screams at Cardinals outfielder Jim Edmonds as he rounds bases after home run onto Sheffield Avenue, then ejected for hitting Edmonds a second time. Zambrano: "I don't have to apologize to anybody. This is not a baby's game. This is a man's game."

April 2005: Taunts plate umpire Dale Scott after being ejected from Opening Day start in Arizona. Zambrano: "At that moment, you want to kill the umpire."

June 2007: Dugout fight with catcher Michael Barrett spills over into clubhouse. Barrett ends up in the hospital. Ends in lovefest, before Barrett gets traded.

May 2009: After ejection, Zambrano impersonates umpire by giving him the thumb, then hurls a ball toward left field, attacks Gatorade cooler with a bat. Suspended six games and fined $3,000."