4/7 Cubs (Samardzija) @ Braves (Hudson) 12:35 p.m. CT, CSN

[davell]

He's going to win the Cy Young, isn't he? We could get an epic prospect haul at the deadline.

He looks great, no doubt. No way they trade him though.

[KaiserCesar]

I'm going to the game on the 17th. If only they skipped someone the next time through the rotation, I could get a Samardzija start.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

FIP through 10 innings for Samardzija: 0.09.

[Andy]

He's going to win the Cy Young, isn't he? We could get an epic prospect haul at the deadline.

He looks great, no doubt. No way they trade him though.

Pretty sure he's kidding. Not 100% though. You never know with Kyle.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Fun with Fangraphs:

 

Cubs hitters collectively below replacement level this season to date. 29th in league (Astros shouldn't even count) in BB%.

 

4th highest percentage of pitches outside the zone swung at.

[Sammy Sofa]

That's not fun at all.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

:( Squeezed

[Guest]

Shark getting squeezed on balls 2 and 3.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Ball 2 to Heyward was absolutely a strike.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Samardzija strike out rate: 44%.

[davell]

Good lord.

[Guest]

10 Ks through four innings for Shark.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

10 Ks through 4.

 

You get one shot to square up the 96 mph fastball in the zone, and if you don't, you are toast.

[Tryptamine]

I've never seen Shark have an outing where both his stuff was working and he was spotting his fastball as well as he has done today. This is true elite type ace stuff.

[Little Slide Rooter]

They need to shut down Shark for the season like now. All he's doing is drastically jacking up the price of his contract at this point. And let's face it, it' s not like the bullpen isnt going to squander his effort. Seriously though, the Cubs need to get to work on holding him tight and never letting go.

[Andy]

They need to shut down Shark for the season like now. All he's doing is drastically jacking up the price of his contract at this point. And let's face it, it' s not like the bullpen isnt going to squander his effort. Seriously though, the Cubs need to get to work on holding him tight and never letting go.

The Cubs have him through 2015. I love the Shark but I'm not sure acting at the height of his value is the most prudent move.

[Little Slide Rooter]

They need to shut down Shark for the season like now. All he's doing is drastically jacking up the price of his contract at this point. And let's face it, it' s not like the bullpen isnt going to squander his effort. Seriously though, the Cubs need to get to work on holding him tight and never letting go.

The Cubs have him through 2015. I love the Shark but I'm not sure acting at the height of his value is the most prudent move.

 

Is it through 2015 or until 2015(through 2014)?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Looks a little tired.

[Careless]

Well damn.

[Cubswin11]

The Braves announcers are [expletive] awful

[Andy]

They need to shut down Shark for the season like now. All he's doing is drastically jacking up the price of his contract at this point. And let's face it, it' s not like the bullpen isnt going to squander his effort. Seriously though, the Cubs need to get to work on holding him tight and never letting go.

The Cubs have him through 2015. I love the Shark but I'm not sure acting at the height of his value is the most prudent move.

 

Is it through 2015 or until 2015(through 2014)?

Baseball-Reference has 2016 as his earliest FA date.

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Strikeouts are facist. Throw some groundballs. They're more democratic.

[davell]

He's overthrowing. Pissed at starting Pena off with a changeup, is,my guess. Time to regroup.

[Cubswin11]

Samardzija's release point and mechanics have gone to [expletive] this inning

[Careless]

Damn, totally lost it.