Opening Day rotation

[javy knows my name]

@MattGarza22: There's only so many times a man that has done everything he's been asked to do can be disrespected! Guess the GOOD GUYS do finish last...

 

brilliant

 

I certainly don't agree with the call, nor do I inderstand it as there's no question that Garza is by far our best starter, but I really don't see the point of him publicly griping about it, assuming that's what the Tweet's about. Maybe he can go to Red Sox camp and share a bottle of Boons Farm with Chris Carpenter while listening to AFI.

 

not brilliant

[Hairyducked Idiot]

And the final answer is, in order:

 

Dempster, Garza, Samardzija, Volstad, Maholm.

[Cubs Fan Dan]

I actually think the rotation keeps the Cubs in the race until the deadline. Improvements from Volstad/Demp, Maholm/Garza maintain, and an emergence by Shark and this is a damn solid rotation.

[davell]

Anyone with Insider read what Law blogged on Shark?

[PriortoTheoIhadWood]

I actually think the rotation keeps the Cubs in the race until the deadline. Improvements from Volstad/Demp, Maholm/Garza maintain, and an emergence by Shark and this is a damn solid rotation.

 

Don't disagree. I thought they did a good job with the starting pitching this offseason without spending much at all. This is exactly the kind of rotation that can carry a team for half of a regular season.

 

I do think Shark is going to have a surprisingly promising season. Wish I saw more/any of his ST starts.

[Guest]

Meant to link to this yesterday, but didn't want to start a new thread. Fangraphs takes a look at Samardzija's progress, and things are looking good.

[Guest]

Meant to link to this yesterday, but didn't want to start a new thread. Fangraphs takes a look at Samardzija's progress, and things are looking good.

 

Good piece other than the annoying references to Sunday "night" and this

 

Whether he can be elite or not is too hard to divine just yet,

[jersey cubs fan]

Good piece other than the annoying references to Sunday "night" and this

 

Oh man, why did he keep writing that?

[Guest]

Good piece other than the annoying references to Sunday "night" and this

 

Oh man, why did he keep writing that?

 

I don't know. You would think it'd be pretty obvious that it wasn't Sunday night, because, of all days, that's the one day where there's only one night game and everyone knows what it is.

[Guest]

Wittenmyer:

Samardzija backed up one day to open cincy series. Volstad goes Monday.

 

Sveum says Wood's pen went well. Sim game Monday. Possible return Thurs.

 

Dempster (quad) also threw and ran. Expected back from DL when eligible.

 

Samarj move part of maintenance plan discussed in today's Sun-Times

 

The Sun-Times piece mentioned: http://www.suntimes.com/sports/12157395-419/cubs-starter-jeff-samardzijas-a-pace-horse.html

[Guest]

Interesting Samardzija write-up from a blog that was skeptical, to put it nicely, about the decision to start Samardz (actually, they crapped all over it all through spring training).

 

http://www.obstructedview.net/commentary-and-analysis/one-foot-on-the-samardzija-bandwagon.html