Brett Myers and the Phillies coaching staff fail to agree on what to do about Myers drop in fastball velocity:

"I haven't seen a fastball," Manuel said. "It topped out today at 89. Myers is usually 92-95, somewhere in there. I haven't seen the fastball since the start of the season."

Dubee, in his fourth season as the Phillies' pitching coach, acknowledged the drop in velocity, but said it might be corrected if Myers improved his preparation prior to starts. Dubee said Myers doesn't like participating in long-toss prior to his starts, which the pitching coach said helps build arm strength.

"I think it's as simple as him throwing some more fastballs and him getting out there and playing some more long-toss," Dubee said. "He's not a real big believer in long-toss, and I am. I think that's one way you develop arm strength and keep some elasticity in your arm. I think it's something he's got to buy into a little bit more."

Myers, however, said he has been trying to build strength in the arm.

"I've been working all season to get it back," Myers said. "It doesn't matter how much I run, how much I lift my legs, how many shoulder weights I do, I'm just not getting the zip on the end of it, the explosion. It just kind of comes out of my hand the same speed it gets to the plate. There's no extra life to it."

There's also tension between Myers and Dubee on pitch selection. Dubee feels that Myers can pitch well with a slower fastball if he uses his slow curve as a change. Myers, however, is throwing more cut fastballs. I'm surprised no one is looking at Brett's mechanics to see if anything changed there.