i guess with a crappy pitcher on the mound they wanted to rest him?
They're going to have a crappy pitcher on Tuesday too. A big part of why people come out to the ball park is because of players like Zim. On the days when you know you're going to have a lot of people there and attention paid to the club, you need as many of your stars out there as possible, IMO, unless there's a legit reason why they shouldn't be (which is entirely possible), but "he's just getting a routine day off" isn't one of them on a day like today.