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CHICAGO -- Lets just ask this straight away: Can Kyle Hendricks, the Chicago Cubs newfound co-ace and Cy Young candidate, translate his success to the postseason? And lets just answer with another question: Has he offered a shred of evidence that he wont?You can certainly ask these things about every single pitcher in the playoffs, so perhaps we should explain why we bother to ask them about Hendricks. The real topic in play here is whether a pitcher as finesse-based as Hendricks is somehow at a disadvantage when it comes to the heightened reality of postseason play. Heres the factoid that seems to dog him everywhere: His average fastball velocity (87.6 mph) ranked 70th out of 74 qualifying big league starters. He was a full 10 mph slower than big league leader Noah Syndergaard. If the latter is Thor, and were nicknaming pitchers after Norse gods, then Hendricks is Odin, the relentless pursuer of knowledge.Knowledge hes always willing to share. When asked what he has learned from Game 1 starter Jon Lester and the other veterans on the Cubs staff, Hendricks said, Watching the work they do and how they manage a full season start to finish in the big leagues. How to get your body ready when it comes to the end of the year for playoffs. When to push it, when to kind of lay off. Just watching them, really, how they go about their business each and every day and even here in the playoffs is really what I learned from them.Given the ubiquity of radar readings, velocity charts and all manner of pitch trackers, its no wonder that close observers of the grand old game have started to favor guys who light up the scoreboard over the types like Hendricks who, you know, just pitch good. Guys like Cubs Hall of Famer Greg Maddux who, at least toward the end of his career, threw even slower than Hendricks. 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MILAN -- In Marek Hamsik, Napoli may have its latest successor to club great Diego Maradona.However, his goal on Saturday didnt help Napoli move up the Serie A table in a 1-1 draw at home with Lazio. Napoli has won just two of its past eight matches.But Hamsik, who broke Maradonas Napoli record of 81 Serie A goals in September, moved a step closer to matching the Argentines club record of 115 in all competitions.In his 10th season at the club, Hamsik is 12 off the mark set by Maradona, who led Napoli to its only two league titles in 1987 and 1990.Im happy, 103 goals is a good achievement, but tonight I would have preferred to be celebrating with the three points, Hamsik said.We deserved to win. We were better, we created a lot but we didnt manage to finish off all our chances. ... But the team is doing well, were entertaining, we never give up. Were not rewarded for everything we create on the pitch but we hope that in the future it will turn out better for us.There were plenty of chances in an entertaining first half at Stadio San Paolo but no goals, and it needed a moment of brilliance to break the deadlock.Hamsik provided it seven minutes after the interval, bursting into the area and confusing the Lazio defenders with some nimble footwork before firing across into the bottom right corner.But its lead lasted just 87 seconds before Keita Balde Diao leveled with a fierce, low shot which squirmed under Napoli goalkeepeer Pepe Reina, who should have done better.ddddddddddddIt was Keitas fourth goal, as many as he scored last season in 31 appearances.Napoli remained fifth, a point behind Lazio and AC Milan, which visits Palermo on Sunday.Serie A leader Juventus travels to Chievo Verona, and is six points ahead of Napoli and four above second-place Roma, which hosts Bologna.TORINO 5 CAGLIARI 1Torino turned on the style as it snapped a run of disappointing results with an emphatic win.The teams were level on points in mid-table before Andrea Belotti launched Torino less than two minutes in. A swerving strike from Adem Ljajic in the 11th minute and a powerful shot from Marco Benassi across into the top left corner gave Torino a commanding lead.Federico Melchiorri pulled one back for Cagliari before halftime with a downward header.Torino scored again six minutes after the break when Belottis volley was saved by Marco Storari but Llajic collected the rebound and pulled the ball back to Baselli, who blasted it in.Minutes later, Panagiotis Tachtsidis tripped Belotti just inside the area. Cagliari midfielder Daniele Dessena was sent off for dissent, and Belotti converted the resulting penalty.Torino, which was coming off a three-match winless run, moved up to sixth, two points behind Napoli.Cagliari remained ninth. ' ' '