Scott Kazmir's fall from glory

Scott Kazmir turned in 1.2 innings of something wildly opposite of pitching Sunday. Kazmir gave up five runs on five hits while walking two and hitting two. I cried thrice. This is the fifth straight start (dating back to 9/14) that Kazmir wasn't able to make it to the sixth inning. How can this be the same guy who had a sub 3.50 ERA, over 160 strikeouts and fewer than 90 walks each season from 2006-2008?I don't pretend to be a scout (after my terrible overdrafting of Donald Jenson in the 2003 Wiffle Ball draft in Fulton County) but it appears that Kazmir is currently throwing the straightest fastball possible. Kazmir's K/9 ratio dipped by over two strikeouts per nine from 2008 to 2009 and then almost another two strikeouts from 2009 to 2010. Accordingly, his home run rate and fly ball percentage have also seen a rise since his former peak years.Just about every stat is trending in the wrong direction for Kazmir who turned 27-years-old in January. It's hard t...