Cubs Announcement: Samardzija Forgoes the NFL for the Cubs

[Soul]

He might look pretty nasty with a go-tee and some scraggly growth ;)

[Ding Dong Johnson]

Yeesh, I didn't realize how fugly he is.

[Soul]

Yeesh, I didn't realize how fugly he is.

 

All the better for a SP :)

 

All he needs are a few scars and some undergrowth and he'll give Randy Johnson a run for his money

[CuseCubFan69]

Smartzeolic throws right handed, correct?

[wade]

Smartzeolic throws right handed, correct?

 

That is correct.

[the splendid splinter]

Whats little Mel know about baseball, I think zero!!

[CaliforniaRaisin]

For his part, Wilken believes that Samardzija became more drawn to a career in professional baseball after seeing what the Cubs’ Scouting Director called a “good wave of people coming into the farm system.”

 

“Guys like (fellow 2006 draftees) Josh Lansford and Tyler Colvin, he can grow with them,” Wilken said. “He’s struck up a good relationship with both of those players. They went out and had that first good season together and I think there are some good things to happen from here.”

 

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In the days leading up to Friday’s announcement, Wilken said he had come in contact with officials from the Chicago Bears, who will face the New Orleans Saints this Sunday for a berth in Super Bowl XLI.

 

The Monsters of the Midway were perceivably looking to get a head start on 2007-2008 by inquiring into the status of Samardzija’s relationship with the Cubs and how it might pertain to the upcoming NFL draft in April.

 

“The Bears had called me up and wanted to know how serious we were about Jeff,” Wilken said. “Well, I think when they pick up the paper in the morning, they’re going to find out.”