Man, this will be a sad day. Greg Maddux has said he will announce his official retirement from baseball during the winter meetings.
I love this guy. He’s my all-time favorite pitcher. Brilliant at his craft.
From MLB.com:
His best pitch was a well-located fastball. He didn’t try to overpower hitters, just confuse them. And batters everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief.
You’ll be missed, Greg. Sorry we wasted the years you were with the Cubbies.
What the hell are we doing out there? Are you kidding me?!
I mean, not winning the Series this year is one thing, but getting swept again in the first round? It’s killing me.
Okay, so I’m pissed we lost to the D-Backs. Oh well. Life goes on as a Cubs fan. There’s always next year, which would be especially fitting since it’s the 100th anniversary of our last series title. Damn, 100 years?! A lot has happened since we last won one.
I’ll be posting as I hear what off-season moves will be made, and, of course, whatever other random sports crap I want to talk about.
Contrary to most reports (ESPN, namely), I agree with Piniella’s decision last night to pull Zambrano. The bullpen has been doing great all year (especially Marmol), and you’re going up against the D-Backs ace, Brandon Webb. Why waste Zambrano’s arm when your bats aren’t doing anything, and are very likely not to do anything more against Webb?
I think we have an advantage in the next 2 games with our pitching, and then Carlos and Brandon can go at it again on Sunday at Wrigley, hopefully with the Cubbies up 2-1.
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It’s official. Vick has agreed to a deal. He’ll do some time, but my guess is he’ll get early release for “good behavior” or some BS.
Don’t know what to think of all this. I do agree with some people though, that we sure are making a huge deal over dogs (I am an animal lover) when it seems we don’t even blink when athletes beat and murder human beings.
From ESPN – CHICAGO — Jeff Samardzija decided to give up football and stay with baseball.
The former Notre Dame receiver, projected as a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL draft, agreed Friday to a $10 million, five-year contract to pitch for the Chicago Cubs.
“Baseball is my first love. I played it my whole life,” Samardzija said.
A 21-year-old right-hander, Samardzija was the Cubs’ fifth-round pick in last year’s amateur draft and had a 2.70 ERA in seven starts for their Class A teams at Boise and Peoria.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2736354
While I’m bummed about this as a football fan, because I love the way he plays (reminiscent of ol’ Easy Ed McCaffrey), this is great news for Cub fans, as this tall, lanky potential ace is now a pitcher only, and hopefully will make his way up the ranks quickly!
