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Cubs Looking Like Venus de Milo

MESA, Ariz. -- Lou Piniella on Friday had just finished announcing that, barring a trade, his seven-man Opening Day bullpen will have a 24-year-old, two 25-year-olds, a 26-year-old and two 27-year olds -- four of whom have pitched fewer than 65 innings in the majors. "Am I concerned about anything?" said Pineilla, the...

Chicago Cubs 2010 Primer

After one of the best regular seasons in franchise history, the 2008 Cubs fizzled in the playoffs. In 2009, they picked right up where they left off, and fell drastically short of expectations. There were injury issues, a lack of cohesion (due to general manager Jim Hendry's awful offseason tinkering) and severe...

Samardzija's Goal: Snag Rotation Spot

MESA, Ariz. -- Three years ago at this time, Jeff Samardzija was a top-three wide receiver on most NFL teams' draft boards. At 6 feet 5 and 215 pounds, with soft hands and speed, he could have been an All-Pro coming out of Notre Dame. So how does he find himself fighting for a spot in the Chicago Cubs' rotation this...

Fantasy Baseball 2010 Preview: Cubs

With fantasy baseball season on the horizon, it's time to preview each individual team. The 2009 season was a colossal disappointment for the Chicago Cubs and their fans. It also trickled down to fantasy baseball, as nearly everyone on the team was a disappointment. You could probably only say Ted Lilly and Derrek Lee...

Rebuilding the Cleveland Browns: Better, Stronger, Faster

The Browns returned to Cleveland in 1999, but they have been a perennial expansion team ever since. For some reason, 2009 seems worse than previous seasons. Maybe it's Eric Mangini's blinding incompetence, or the fact that Brady Quinn is to the quarterback position what JaMarcus Russell is to the quarterback position....

Jeff Samardzija News From the Web

05/30/12 Soriano homers again, Cubs beat Padres 5-3 Source: CBS - WISC-TV Channel3000 - Madison WI Jeff Samardzija had plenty of extra motivation on Tuesday.
05/30/12 Soriano homers again, Cubs win 5-3 Source: Charles City Press - Charles City IA Jeff Samardzija had plenty of extra motivation on Tuesday.
05/30/12 Dawn Patrol: VFW hall on fire; pension shift to... Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL Ten people were injured, two seriously, in a fire that broke out in the basement gun range of a Villa Park VFW Post as about 70 people gathered for bingo last night.
05/30/12 Cubs-Padres Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch - Richmond VA Alfonso Soriano homered and Jeff Samardzija struck out eight in seven innings as Chicago beat San Diego.
05/29/12 Padres coming closer, but fall to 1... Source: FOX News - KDWN AM 720 - Las Vegas NV The San Diego Padres are still looking for just one big hit.

Background on Jeff Samardzija

Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (born January 23, 1985) is an American baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Prior to signing with the Cubs, he played college baseball and football at the University of Notre Dame.

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