The Chicago Cubs have called up fireballing right-hander Jeff Samardzija from Triple-A to replace injured closer Kerry Wood on the roster for the next few days.
Samardzija played WR at Notre Dame and famously chose to play baseball on the professional level instead of football, where he was said to have been a probable NFL first-round pick.
Samardzija is 4-1 with a 3.13 ERA in six starts for the Iowa Cubs.
No confirmation yet on whether his former QB will join him for post-game ‘festivities’ in the neighborhood just to the East of Wrigleyville known to most as ‘boystown’.
