Rich Dubee revealed in David Murphy’s notebook that he’s not pleased with the way Brett Myers is pitching:
“A lot of misses? I’d say there are way too many, yeah.”
Dubee cited that Myers has been off target from his locations during his starts; moreover, data has picked up on a drop in velocity, from the low- to mid-90s that Myers was unleashing last season, to the high 80s he’s registering this year. That drop is noticeable, and can prove all the difference between a hard-hit ball and a weakly hit ball.
Still, his problem remains location. Which seems to be his problem every season – if he can’t locate the fastball, Myers will get burned.
Tim MalcolmTim first found the Phillies as a little infant at Veteran’s Stadium, cheering on a Juan Samuel game-winning home run in his very first game. With the pinstripes in his blood, he witnessed Terry Mulholland’s 1990 no-hitter, “Steve Carlton Night” at the Vet, game three of the 1993 World Series, countless games during the charmed 2008 championship season and various road excursions. Since November 2007 Tim’s been writing about them daily at Phillies Nation, becoming one of the world’s most popular Phillies scribes. You can catch him on Twitter and Facebook, as well. When he’s not talking about the Phils he’s relaxing with a St. Bernardus ABT 12 or one of his many favored brews.
