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Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes

mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 21:30:20 +0000

Which is the main reason why I think he need to add some new tricks, as in kinds of pitches, to his arsenal, else they are going to keep hitting him, if his velocity doesn’t improve within a couple of seasons.

Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by Mateo Fischer

Mateo Fischer — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 02:37:55 +0000

Yeah, he’s never really been a person who keeps his fastball low. In the mid-90s, batters couldn’t catch up with it; but in the low 90s, these balls are being hit for doubles (in addition to the stuff I mentioned before). I personally witnessed a few of these in his last start against the Nationals.
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Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes

mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 16:51:26 +0000

Hhhm, you may have a point there. If his velocity is going down, then that may be a major reason for other teams to finally be able to rough him up than they were able to in the past.

Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by Mateo Fischer

Mateo Fischer — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:45:06 +0000

I think it may be more his lack of velocity. There are plenty of deceptive deliveries that still remain effective- see Weaver, Jered. I remember a Giants player when he came up said, “You see a bunch of guys who can throw 97, but you don’t see many who throw it and it looks like it’s coming out of their head.” Tack on this with his devastating off-speed pitches and you have a two-time Cy Young winner. Lower that velocity to 91, though, with the same accuracy, and hitters can look for the off-speed pitches instead of having to adjust to them. Or at least that’s my personal theory.
-Mateo
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Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes

mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 18:26:12 +0000

I’m talking about his delivery. It is deceptive, which is why he’d been giving hitters a hard time since he started pitching for the Giants. It’s obviously is no longer fooling batters, so he need to adds some new tricks, as in more pitches to help with his effectiveness. Otherwise, this might not just end up being a bad year, but the precurser to several years with bad win-loss records.

Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by Mateo Fischer

Mateo Fischer — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 02:04:54 +0000

Actually, I don’t think Lincecum really had many “tricks”,so I don’t know about the theory. Maybe I’m missing something, though. Can you elaborate on what you mean?
-Mateo
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Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes

mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:28:34 +0000

I have really no idea, but I think it’s just a case they’re both having bad years. Lee is probably not yet over what happen during the previous post-season. As for Lincecum, I think the league has simply caught on to his tricks, and he will have to learn some new ones.

Comment on Cliff Lee is once again unable to win his first start as the Phils fall to the fish, 6-2. by Mateo Fischer

Mateo Fischer — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 22:36:44 +0000

It’s like the big markets are getting back at the aces of the 2010 World Series. What is this? Both Lee and Lincecum having been doing awful this season.
-Mateo
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Comment on Lack of offense comes back to haunt the Phils as they lose to the Pirates on an extra-innings walk-off infield single, losing 2-1. by mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes

mlblogsphilliesredpinstripes — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 17:03:19 +0000

Thanks.

Comment on Lack of offense comes back to haunt the Phils as they lose to the Pirates on an extra-innings walk-off infield single, losing 2-1. by Evan Schumacher

Evan Schumacher — Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:24:13 +0000

You do a great job