San Jose Mercury News · Mar 16, 2018
Why Jeff Samardzija isn’t alarmed by poor spring results
San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Jeff Samardzija (29) pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers in the first inning of their MLB game at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. (JosieLepe/Bay Area News Group)PEORIA, Ariz.–For the second straight day, a Cactus League night game forced the Giants to make the drive from Scottsdale to Peoria in rush-hour traffic.
The 35-mile trip takes over an hour in the afternoon, and regardless of which route you travel, there’s no straight shot.
Unless you skip the roads and go over the valley, which is exactly what a few Padres’ players did Thursday.