Samardzija (Cubs +111) vs Burnett (Pirates -120)

[baseballfreak]

Of all the games on the board this one pops out to me the most.

My question though is, how many innings will Burnett last today at the age of 36? (he's in his last year of his contract and came out already stating he may retire after this season, but may consider playing one more year in Pitt) With that being said, is he going to go leave the game with a bang or just get through the season so he can live his "normal" life, as he says?

It may not be easy for the Cubs to hit against Burnett, but when you look at the Cubs batters today, the follow players all hit off of Burnett. (i highlighted the batters below who will be facing Burnett today)

vs. Chicago Cubs
	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
Darwin Barney	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	.286	.375	.286	.661
Brian Bogusevic	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	.200	.273	.200	.473
J.C. Boscan	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Adrián Cárdenas	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333	.833
Starlin Castro	10	4	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	.400	.400	.400	.800
Steve Clevenger	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	.167	.167	.167	.333
Casey Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
David DeJesús	9	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	.111	.273	.111	.384
Edwin Jackson	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Brett Jackson	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667
Bryan LaHair	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
Anthony Rizzo	6	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	.167	.286	.167	.452
Nate Schierholtz	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000	1.000	1.000	2.000
Alfonso Soriano	10	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	.300	.300	.300	.600
Luis Valbuena	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	.000	.167	.000	.167
Travis Wood	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Samardzija for the Cubs to me is the real deal and I fully expect him to last 8 innings, heck, maybe the whole game. He doesn't have much history since last season was his first in the majors, but he did shut down the Pirates last season. And he was a consensus All-America in college, the dude was expected to be a high draft pick in the NFL! He's got talent, lots of it.

Next Game: 4/1 vs. PIT (Scheduled Next Start: 4/1 vs. PIT)
	G	GS	W	L	SV	BS	HLD	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	K	ERA	WHIP	BAA
Last game vs. PIT		1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	9.0	4	3	2	0	1	9	2.00	0.56	.129
Career vs. PIT	13	2	3	0	0	0	3	1	0	31.0	16	5	4	1	8	24	1.16	0.77	.150

If he can get a few runs from the batters, and he pitches like he did last year, the Cubs +110 is the play of the day.

Your thoughts would be appreciated it on Burnett. How many innings can he last today?

[TankHankerous]

Go peglegs!

[joeythelip23]

Barney is on the DL. Just put on 20 min ago...

[baseballfreak]

3-1 Cubs

By the way I won't ever play the Cubs unless Samardzija is on the mound. The Cubs almost blew this game when the bullpen came in.

[High3rEl3m3nt]

Baseball,

I think Marmol's days are numbered. He picked up right where he left off and there's no way that can be tolerated. I drafted Fujikawa in every fantasy league this year...he'll be the closer in no time. I believe the cubs are heading in the right direction.

[baseballfreak]