Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano received calls and text messages of support from people such as Sammy Sosa and Ozzie Guillen, he told Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

Zambrano made headlines Friday when he cleaned out his locker in Atlanta's Turner Field after being ejected and left the ballpark before the game was over. He told people in the clubhouse he was retiring, although his agent Barry Praver told Cubs general manager Jim Hendry a couple of hours later that Zambrano wasn't retiring.

Hendry put Zambrano on the disqualified list, meaning he would serve a 30-day suspension without pay and was unable to participate in team activities. The players union planned to file a grievance on Monday.

On Sunday, Zambrano told ESPN's Pedro Gomez that he wanted to join the Cubs on Saturday but was told he couldn't. He also told Gomez that he was incredibly frustrated with the way he's pitched.

"I have nothing against the Cubs," Zambrano told Gomez. "I have the Cubs in my heart. I was upset with myself because I wasn't pitching the way I am supposed to. It's frustrating. One of the things affecting me is that I'm being paid $18 million a year and I feel like I'm pitching like a $2 million dollar a year pitcher.

"I feel like I haven't been pulling my weight. I did want to retire for a short while that night but I changed after taking some time. I still feel like I could pitch for the Cubs, but it's obviously their decision at this point."

Hendry didn't discuss Zambrano's latest comments.

"Nothing else needs to be said (about Zambrano's situation)," Hendry said. "The process will run its course."

Despite describing Zambrano as mentally weak after Friday's incident, Alfonso Soriano also was one of the people who texted his support to Zambrano. Others included Marlon Byrd, Carlos Pena and Jason Giambi.

"That (talk of retirement) never should have come out of my mouth, but I said it," Zambrano said on Comcast. "But at same time ... so many people talked to me that night. I appreciate that Sammy Sosa called me ...