Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/27/2008
One person to whom Charlie Weis can offer thanks: Cubs pitcher and ex-Notre Dame star receiver Jeff Samardzija, who offered a defense of his former college coach over the airwaves Wednesday.
Kanka's Sports Page (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Jake Peavy is a hot item on this winter's MLB trade market, and the Cubs are one of the teams who want him. Rumor has it that the Padres would want Jeff Samardzija (among others) in return for Peavy. Voting is now open online for this year's Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. Be sure to support for Notre Dame seniors Mo Crum in football , Matt Besler in men's soccer , and Kerri Hanks in women's soccer . Hat...
Hot Foot (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Yahoo Sports Jeff Passan is reporting that the Cubs might have taken advantage of the Braves persistence to keep pitching prospect Tommy Hanson out of a proposed deal for Pads ace Jake Peavy. The Cubs might be offering a package that includes SPs Jeff Samardzija and Sean Marshall, OF Felix Pie, and SS Ronny Cedeno. [...]
MLB Trade Rumors (Free subscription) | 11/07/2008
According to Yahoo's Jeff Passan, the Cubs have moved in front of the Braves in the battle for Jake Peavy. Passan says the Padres want Jeff Samardzija (who has a limited no-trade clause), and the Cubs could also include players such as Felix Pie, Sean Marshall, Ronny Cedeno, Kevin Hart, and Donald Veal. The Padres would prefer a deal with Atlanta, but can't pry Tommy Hanson loose. The Padres are willing...
Beyond the Boxscore (Free subscription) | 10/22/2008
At what point does the MLB reallign so we don't have six teams in one division? Chicago Cubs NAME IP FIP+ Kerry Wood 66.3 194 Scott Eyre 11.3 148 Jeff Samardzija 27.7 145 Rich Harden 71 138 Ryan Dempster 206.7 124 Carlos Marmol 87.3 121 Angel Guzman 9.7 108 Sean Gallagher 58.7 105 Randy Wells 4.3 103 Sean Marshall 65.3 103 Michael Wuertz 44.7 102 Bob Howry 70.7 102 Neal Cotts 35.7 102 Carlos Zambrano...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 10/21/2008
Carrie Muskat / MLB.com : Mailbag: Will Samardzija start in '09? — Beat reporter Carrie Muskat answers Cubs fans' questions … Will Jeff Samardzija be given a chance to make the starting rotation in the spring, or will he just be put in the bullpen? — Samardzija needs to develop new pitches in addition …
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 09/28/2008
Samardzija will get the call over Gaudin Jeff Samardzija will make the Cubs' postseason roster Saturday, while veteran Chad Gaudin likely will be left off.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Roughly five or six players from the Cubs had been playing Frisbee football in the outfield of Shea Stadium a few moments ago – it must be nice to have a playoff spot clinched. Later, Jeff Samardzija ran out on the field with a real football, and a more organized game began. He kept running out [...]
Cubbie Nation (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
Filed: September 15th, 2008 The very next game after Carlos Zambrano's historic no-hitter of the Astros, Ted Lilly makes his attempt to up the anty, taking his own no-hit bid into the seventh, and combining with Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Marmol, and Bob Howry for a one-hitter against the same team. In the end, the Cubs win 6-1 going away, and leaving Houston, well....ready to blast off. Let's get something...
Baseball Toaster (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
After Carlos Zambrano's no-hitter Monday, Ted Lilly, along with Jeff Samardzija, Carlos Marmol, and Bob Howry, pitched a one-hitter.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The days of Notre Dame's quick-strike, big-play offense galloped out the door two seasons ago when Brady Quinn and Jeff Samardzija left town.
Baseball America (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
For scouts and managers who watched the Southern League this year, it was difficult to get a handle on the performances of Cubs' prospects Jeff Samardzija and Tyler Colvin.
The Cub Reporter (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
It looks like I'm four months late on this, but it appears that Rookie of the Month honors in the MLB is voted by the fans. The Cubs have two nominees, Geovany Soto and Jeff Samardzija and they'll go up against Cardinals reliever Chris Perez and Rockies third basemen Ian Stewart. Soto is looking for his second win of the year and voting runs through Monday. Samardzija provided a bullpen boost for...
Zoner Sports (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Rich Harden continued his dominance as a Cub. Mark DeRosa homered for the 4th straight game. Fukudome shows up with a pinch-hit bomb. Jeff Samardzija continues to mow down batters. And the Cubs have the best record in baseball. They moved to 80-50 with Sunday’s win and are 49-19 at Wrigley. Where are the holes? I [...]
Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
It's an experience for Marmol, Samardzija That pink backpack Carlos Marmol was forced to carry out to the bullpen every day a year ago is now in the hands of Jeff Samardzija, the Cubs' reliever with the least amount of major-league experience.
