Comments on: Jeff Samardzija ends his season on a high note http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/09/jeff-samardzija-ends-his-season-on-a-high-note/ Baseball. Baseball. And then a bit more baseball. Fri, 24 May 2013 07:29:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: protius http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/09/jeff-samardzija-ends-his-season-on-a-high-note/comment-page-1/#comment-362062 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 08:16:39 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=211059#comment-362062 I don’t know if this is going to make you feel any better, but they’re also laying off two 21 year old beer vendors, who carried 197 total cases this, their first season. The NL norm is about 195 and don’t want these kids hurting their backs this early in their careers. We all remember what happened to Bix Bidderbeck in 86.

211 his first season; 234 his second season then boom, he shot right up to the top 488 cases his third year, and by September 15, he couldn’t stand up straight to take a proper piss. That’s why they handle the kids these days all careful like; try and make them bloody last.

]]> By: wethog66 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/09/jeff-samardzija-ends-his-season-on-a-high-note/comment-page-1/#comment-361482 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:26:27 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=211059#comment-361482 The Cubs are shutting down a pefectly good starting pitcher for no apparent reason?

Pathetic.

]]> By: meteor32 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/09/jeff-samardzija-ends-his-season-on-a-high-note/comment-page-1/#comment-361399 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 17:19:50 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=211059#comment-361399 Cashner was a starter with the Cubs before he got injured. He was moved to the bullpen after his surgery to decrease his work load. It’s a bit different than Samardzija who was in the bullpen because before last season he’d been ineffective.

]]> By: gloccamorra http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/09/jeff-samardzija-ends-his-season-on-a-high-note/comment-page-1/#comment-361354 Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:05:40 +0000 http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=211059#comment-361354 The Padres are doing the same thing with Andrew Cashner. If this catches on, where are the effective set-up men going to come from? This also raises the question: are managers, pitching coaches, and evaluators guilty of Hollywood-style typecasting?

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