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Jason Ross
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Everything posted by Jason Ross
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Cubs have seen a lot of Ashby.
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I mean, he's a starter. He's gone four. He probably can go more, especially throwing 99-101 instead of 104. He's still the guy who can lose it at any moment. He's given up 5+ runs a lot of times this year.
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Very much. When he gets his slider here, he's amazing. He's gotten it here. It's the fastest slider in baseball by 2+ mph and it's got an elite shape. You just can't do much when he's throwing it here. And he dialed it in. Cubs are going to have to find a run, but it's not on that pitch, sadly.
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Not even that. He's throwing his slider well. That's his thing. You beat him when he hangs that horsefeathers. He's dialed it in for once. Pitch is elite in shape and velo. But he can't throw it middle middle. He's located it well.
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The Cubs were very unlikely to have been able to win this with two runs on the game - I'm not sure much has changed right now. They always needed a few.
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Got out of it. That's big.
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He gave up one run so far. Relax.
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They had Shota up. They had to transition quickly from Shota to Palencia.
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This is the swing moment. A big out and it's one swing away from a tie. You give up two here and it might be at a tough spot.
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Only his second HR surrendered since July 29th.
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I hate checked swings. There literally isn't a rule on them. They don't exist according to an MLB rule book. Major League Baseball is super weird. We have more data on this sport than any other, and the strike zone and checked swings and infield flys are all "IDK, dude, what do you think? What's the vibe on that one?"
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Yeah, these playoff games right now are dragging ass. It's a 1-1 game and it took an hour to get through 3 innings.
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I have always loved Colin Rea.
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Credit to Miz, that was a good slider. He's got a 121 Stuff+ on the pitch and the highest velo by 2+ mph on the pitch. When he buries the thing, like he did, it's nasty. When he hangs it, it's terrible. It's just a 94mph fastball.
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If he hangs a slider to Tucker it's going to be 3-1.
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Straight up, too kind, man. Dave is the horsefeathers. But also...the gold dots are the slider...
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I want it on the record I never had anything bad to say about the Colin Rea signing and I always loved him. There may be posts in the original Colin Rea thread that suggests otherwise, but this is what I want.
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You cannot chase Miz. He might be the toughest pitcher in baseball to hit when his fastball is on the shadow. I know that's hard, he throws so fast, but you have to basically sit middle-middle. You can crush him mid-mid. More than most, despite the velo.
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Kelly hit the hanging slider I just talked about.
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I just wrote a full deep dive on him. He's super hittable.
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SEIYA!!!!!!
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You shouldn't have thrown him a strike. Damnit.
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I don't think that's true. I see the Brewers as little brother as well. It's not a thing that's against how they've taken the division but that the Cubs' natural rival over the years as been the Cardinals. It's Milwaukee that has to protect seats with ID ticket sales. They act like little brother. Sometimes little brother wins. But it's little brother behavior.
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What a K.
