Don’t make Kyle Schwarber angry, you wouldn’t like him when he’s angry. Maybe someone should have provided third base umpire Gabe Morales with that advice prior to his controversial swing call on the strike that ended Saturday’s game. It was all Javy Báez could do to keep from being tossed aside like a rag doll, and even the physically imposing Jason Heyward was little match for the incensed rage monster.
The magnitude of the moment obviously contributed to Schwarber’s anger, but a not-insignificant factor in his volcanic explosion was the pent-up tectonic pressure of his struggles at the plate.