Samardzija criticizes Cubs

[DanTown]

I can't say what you would rather have. Baseball fans would rather have competition than no competition. It may not work, but at least try. The attendance justifies my statement. Even the Cubs dropped like 10+% of their attendance by not trying.
Almost forgot, the Braves of the 90's an 00's did both as well. I want BOTH, not DUMP, FAIL and HOPE

You have to realize the opportunity cost that comes with giving out contracts to improve your team. San Diego is a prime example of this. They added players with salaries but because adding players isn't a pure science, they now have contracts on the roster that will impact their future teams to win. If you want to say that a team should be able to add one or two year deals to win, that's fine but it's also highly unrealistic. Most of the players who are willing to sign one or two year deals are either highly flawed (Asdrubal Cabrera), old (John Lackey) or a combo of both (Adam LaRoche).

 

[brett05]

This we can agree with. Watching a guy like Arrieta go toe to toe with a guy like Trout is what baseball is all about.

I got to see the highlights of that this morning and I caught like three flies. I've had Jake as the team ace since mid to late 2014. I know it's early but I see no reason to not mention Jake in the same company as the very best pitchers that are throwing today. No reason at all not to.

 

[NCChiFan]

I, for one, wish I had never seen him in a Cub uniform.

 

[SilenceS]

The Angels are going to suck for long. They have a pretty good team right now. They are building defense. Trout and Richards are going to be perennial MVP and Cy Young candidates. Didn't the Angels have like the best record in the AL 2 seasons ago or something. They have the money to get what they need.

 

[JZsportsfan]

I hope White Sox Samardzija shows up to SF this season

 

[Walker]

Really, you do wish him the best. You wish he wins twenty over there. Strikes out a double full boatl and walks none. And, he hits .300 with one eye swollen. The greater they are, the further they fall come playoffs

 

[JZsportsfan]

He looked rocky today against a bad Brewers offense