Found July 06, 2009 on Where Is Andy Van Slyke:
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I didn't see even a split second of Saturday's loss and while I saw plenty of Sunday's game, there's very little to say about a three-hit shutout in which the opponent strikes you out 13 times. Instead of wasting space on recaps that would've be useful, let's go over some other things. DK focuses his game story on Ross Ohlendorf's loss of velocity this year. Ohlendorf has really fascinated me this year because I can't ever remember a pitcher making such a huge transformation in terms of pitching style. His fastball is completely gone and he's relying almost entirely on his sinker, which from what I can tell has basically replaced his fastball. Some nights, he mixes a slider and changeup in very well with the sinker and on those nights, he's very effective. Other nights, the off-speed stuff isn't nearly as effective and he gets pounded. He still gets strikeouts, as we saw against the Cubs early last week, but mostly because his arm action v...
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