BY SCOTT LAUBERNEW YORK -- In the past 48 hours, I've been to three airports, ridden two subways and taken three cab rides. I feel like Steve Martin (without the wacky sidekick) in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles." But each time I've slowed down and checked my e-mail, I've received queries from many of you who are wondering the same thing.
What's wrong with Brett Myers?
So, before yesterday's game, I asked Rich Dubee. His answers, buried within the notebook in today's News Journal, are simple. Location, location, location. Dubee isn't worried about Myers' possible dip in velocity. Everyone agrees that Myers wasn't throwing 93 mph Tuesday night in St. Louis. But everyone also agrees that the radar gun at Busch Stadium is notoriously screwy. So, nobody is quite sure how hard/soft Myers' fastball really was. Clearly, though, Myers is making too many mistakes in the middle of the plate, and they're getting hit for home runs. But here's a little stat I dug up that should be cause for concern:
Myers' first six starts last year: 2-2, 5.11 ERA
Myers' first six starts this year: 2-2, 5.35 ERA
And we all know how things went last year for Myers. Things got so bad that, by July, he was in the minors. Dubee told me he's not nearly as worried about Myers this year, primarily because he thinks Myers has a better understanding of what's wrong.
"If he's not throwing 93, he has to be better with his location," Dubee said. "He's making mistakes in the middle of the plate, and they've been getting hit."
Simple as that.
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