The term journeyman pitcher doesn’t quite say it for Edwin Jackson. The Chicago Cubs number two starter has played for eight teams over an 11 year career including two in the last three seasons. Last year he pitched for the well respected Washington Nationals team and the Cubs ran to pick him up hoping to [...]
Many Chicago Cubs enthusiasts are becoming increasingly weary from seeing Carlos Marmol take his high-wire act into the ninth inning. In each of the last two seasons, Marmol has temporarily lost his grip on the closer job. Things didn’t appear any better when Marmol finished spring with five walks in his last 2.2 innings pitched. [...]
Perhaps overshadowed during the Chicago Cubs Opening Day victory on Monday was the bomb that Anthony Rizzo hit on the first pitch he saw during the season. Almost every Cubs fan is clamoring over how good Jeff Samardzija was, and can be this season. All of the others are already scratching their heads over the struggles [...]
While Opening Day was a strong start for the Chicago Cubs, there was a bit of a scary moment in the ninth inning when the Cubs brought in Carlos Marmol to close out the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Marmol came dangerously close to destroying starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija‘s eight innings of hard work: the [...]
It was only in 2010 Carlos Marmol was a star closer for the Chicago Cubs. Now, three years later, the team and its fans can’t wait for their ninth-inning roller coaster ride to be over. If there was anyone who could have marred the team’s Opening Day win and the performance they got out of [...]
What a great Opening Day for the Chicago Cubs, who defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1. For a few brief hours, the Cubs are in first place in the National League Central Division. Cubs fans everywhere are dreaming of a miracle season where the team continues to play solid baseball and win on a consistent basis. [...]
Jeff Samardzija proved to the Chicago Cubs on Monday that he was the right choice for the position of Opening Day starting pitcher as the Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1. The right-hander threw eight shut out innings against the Pirates to kick off the 2013 season, giving up just two hits, one walk, and [...]
Last season Chicago Cubs pitcher Jeff Samardzija dominated the Pittsburgh Pirates. It looks like 2013 will be more of the same as he held the Pirates to just two hits in eight innings. He struck out every starter at least once, except Garrett Jones and Russell Martin, for a total of nine punch-outs. He allowed [...]
Jeff Samardzija, Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo will become three of the centerpieces for the Chicago Cubs when they’re competing for National League pennants on an annual basis. During Opening Day 2013, these players showed what can happen when they all play well at the same time. They led the Cubs to a 3-1 victory [...]
Great things were expected of Jeff Samardzija going into the season and the same could be said of his opposing pitcher A.J. Burnett. Neither one disappointed but the effort from Samardzija was outstanding. Burnett gave up one crucial two-run homer to Anthony Rizzo that wound up being the difference. The story however almost went from [...]
