Jeff Samardzija
Jeff Samardzija
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija, nicknamed The Shark, is an American professional baseball pitcher of Serbian descent for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball. He played college baseball and football for the University of Notre Dame, and was recognized as an All-American wide receiver. Previously, he played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs from 2008 to 2014, the Oakland Athletics in 2014, and the Chicago White Sox in 2015...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth23 January 1985
CityMerrillville, IN
fix hard
I have to go back to fundamentals during the week. There are some things I need to correct, but it shouldn't be too hard to fix them.
brady buying gotten paying
Brady makes big throws. He's gotten smarter. He's buying into the system, and it's paying off.
balls brady caught couple crazy left scoring
Brady and Mo put up some crazy numbers. I just caught a couple of balls, but those two were going crazy. They were scoring touchdowns left and right.
guys install ready smart stuff takes time toes tune
We've got a lot of things going into the offense, so you've got to be on your toes every day. Every time we install new stuff you've got to be ready to go. It takes a lot of smart guys, guys who are in tune to the system.
ball coming concept fresh group last middle playing putting spring starting stuff towards
Right now it's kind of where we were towards the end or the middle of spring ball last year. We're coming out, we're starting fresh with installation and stuff but right now we're out there playing as a group and I think everyone has that concept down, everyone's putting it on each other to do their part.
blocked four guys hurt leading passes screen three time
I thought we blocked exceptionally well. We hurt them with screen passes and every time we had three or four guys leading the way.
last using work year
Last year I was pretty raw. That was one part, when it comes down to fundamentals I was using my size, which is good. There are fundamentals that I need to work on.
beginning both dame decision figure fun game goes gotten heart home last leaning playing season sports stadium trying whatever worked worried
From the beginning I said I was going to give my heart to both sports and whatever worked out in the end was going to be my decision. After this season my decision has gotten exponentially tougher. Still, I'm not worried about it. I'm not leaning one way or the other. I'm just trying to have fun with these guys. It goes so fast. Before you know it I'll be playing my last home game at Notre Dame Stadium and trying to figure out what I want to do.
finish season step strides taking toward
We made some strides toward where we want to be, but when you end your season like this, it's taking a step backward. We didn't finish like we wanted to.
attitude blue definitely midwest
He definitely has that Midwest attitude of blue collar.
best extra next
We're going to do our best to make that one extra play next week. We just had to make one more play.
money sniff
We don't sniff a dime, so it's not about money to us.
behind defense low
I wasn't getting the low strike, and I live down there. That defense behind me was outstanding.
coach definitely gets none players riding second ship terms wants
Coach Weis is second to none in terms of preparation and getting you ready. Coach Weis is very straightforward. He definitely gets out of his players what he wants to get out of them -- nothing more and nothing less. With coach, you always know where you need to be and when you need to be there. We're going with him. We're riding the ship and we know he's going to take us in the right direction.