Brett Myers started three games for the Phillies in the postseason and his team won each time. This was a far cry from the way Myers was pitching before the Phillies sent him to Triple-A at the beginning of July. In his first 17 starts of the season, he posted an ugly 5.84 ERA, with some poor peripherals showing this wasn't a fluke.
Brett Myers 在季後賽為費城人隊先發了三場比賽，三場比賽費城人隊最後都獲得勝利。在費城人隊於7月初將 Myers 送回3A磨練前，他的投球內容完全不同。球季的前17場先發，他的自責分率是不理想的5.84，糟糕的投球數據說明了不是運氣不佳所造成的。
After a few weeks in the minors, Myers was called up and pitched much better, posting a 3.49 ERA with a significantly better walk rate in his 14 starts down the stretch. What did Myers change that made such a difference? Many times you hear a manager say that a pitcher needs to work on a few things, but what really is going on? I'll shed some light on what Myers was working on and how his stuff changed in his return.
在小聯盟磨練數週後，Myers 重新被叫上大聯盟，投球表現也較為進步，重返大聯盟後的14場先發，Myers 的自責分率為3.49，保送率也大幅下降。Myers 做了什麼改變呢?你常常聽到總教練說一位投手還有一些地方需要再加油，但是到底是哪些東西呢?我將說明 Myers 做了哪些努力以及他的球威在重返大聯盟後有何改變。
Myers' stuff
Myers 的球威
Let's start with an overview of Brett Myers' repertoire. Myers is one of the few pitchers in the big leagues who throws (at least) five pitches frequently: four-seam fastball, sinker, slider, curve and change-up. Here is a look at his movement chart.
我們先從 Brett Myers 的概觀能力看起。Myers 是大聯盟中少數擁有(至少)五種經常使用球種的投手之一，這五種球種分別為: 四逢線快速球，伸卡球，滑球，曲球與變速球。下面是他的球種位移量圖。
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