Jeff Samardzija, recent two-sport Irish star, got his first major league start tonight against the Phillies - and promptly got worked for 7 runs in 3.1 innnigs. I would commiserate Jeff, but misery never looks so good as it does when wearing Cubbie blue. Relieving 'The Shark' later on was Aaron Heilman, former New York Metropolitan and member of the class of 2001. And who could forget the back end of the Phillies bullpen, anchored by another Domer, Brad Lidge? This may well be the first time one school had 75% of its professional alumni in any sport on the field in the same game (though, barring a sudden competency attack for the Cubs, a 12-3 Philly lead assures Lidge will have no save opportunity tonight).
For those keeping up with Stats, Inc., Notre Dame has a total of four alums currently in Major League Baseball - the 4th is veteran infielder Craig Counsell.
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