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Originally posted by ThurgreedMarshall
He couldn't pitch in New York. New York = pressure. You better hope the problem was a combination of Mel Stottlemyre's inability to fix his mechanics, the stress of bringing his family over in a boat under cover of darkness and our general impatience. Because if it's baseball stress that did it (see: Kenny Rogers), he's cooked in the playoffs.
I hope he pitches well, though. I always liked him and was pissed off when we got rid of him. I felt like we gave up on him too early. (Big surprise that we did.)
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I think that El Duque and Don Cooper (CWS pitching coach) got it into his head that he needs to throw strikes. He is finally challenging hitters. His stuff is nasty enough that he doesn't need to have perfect location.
None of this means that I'm not nervous that he's starting Game 1 of the ALDS. I think Ozzie* wants to go righty, lefty, righty, so he's having Buehrle start Game 2 instead if Game 1.
*completely insane
