Former Irish star getting noticed for his arm, too

 
By Ryan Aber
Published: July 5, 2008

Jeff Samardzija is used to the attention.

Sometimes, he just wishes it was because of his arm and not his football-playing past.

With every outing, though, the Iowa Cubs starter seems to be drawing more and more attention to his baseball career.

Friday night at Bricktown Ballpark , Samardzija went 6 1/3 innings, striking out six, allowing four runs and picking up his second Triple A win in the Cubs' 11-4...


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