Paul Sullivan: Willson Contreras said what needed to be said — and now it’s up to his Chicago Cubs teammates to listen and respond

CHICAGO — A little over a decade ago, on a team going nowhere fast, Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano launched an attack on his teammates after a loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

“We play like a Triple A team,” Zambrano fumed on June 5, 2011. “This is embarrassing. Embarrassing for the team and the owners. Embarrassing for the fans. Embarrassed — that’s the word for this team. We should know better than what we (did) on the field ... We should play better here. We (stink). That’s all I’ve got to say.”

While some of Zambrano’s words were lost in translation, it