April 01, 2008
Just a Tweak Away
Barry Zito talks about his loss of velocity:
The number of hits wasn't as disturbing as the authority behind them. The Dodgers made great contact, getting nothing on the cheap. The radar gun offered another bad verdict. For the most part, Zito didn't throw harder than 84 mph all day. He knows his fastball has lost velocity, and doesn't quite understand why.
"Right now, it's 84-85 at the high end, which obviously is frustrating for me," he said. "You've got a look at, usually when things like this happen, it's either an injury, which it is not, or it's something mechanical. So, you know, I'm always learning and trying to get better, and those things and obviously looking at old tapes and things like that and want to get that 88-89 back, and I'm sure it's just a small tweak away."
Maybe it's just age. There are plenty of successful soft tossing lefties out there. It might be time for Zito to reinvent himself.
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