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Gameday suggests Shark got screwed on the 2-2 call.
Cubs (11-17) vs. Atlanta Braves (18-11) 5/7-5/9 Series Discussion Thread
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It was close enough to be called a strike, for sure.
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I've noticed that his "slider" has almost straight up-and-down motion as opposed to the sweeping horizontal motion you'd normally associate with a slider. It's almost like a power curve.
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Two swinging strikeouts on the splitfinger.
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Are you watching the game?
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I'm checking the pitch path on Gameday and also remembering what I've seen from his previous starts. I don't think Samardzija's pitches have that much side-to-side movement but they seem to be very effective.
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I've always heard that vertical movement was more important than horizontal movement, but I don't know if that is true or not. If you can throw 95+ heat and then mix in some offspeed stuff with that amount of drop and a 10 mph difference, I think you can be pretty effective.
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Heyward Homerun
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Threw a fastball that caught too much of the plate to Heyward with two outs.
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Darwin Barney of course has to make two outs with the Cubs having runners on 1st and 2nd with 1 out.
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He's throwing way too many pitches. He's not going to last very long.
And that's what she said.
And that's what she said.
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No but he could still turn in a quality start if he can get a quick out following the double play ball.
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Like that...
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Three innings of Cubs bullpen madness...feel the excitement 
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Soto had that fluke rookie season.
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Shark is making Hanson work.
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So is DeJesus...
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I enjoy DeJesus' ABs. Even if he makes an out he's forcing the pitcher to throw tons of pitches. That's good.
