tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213610492146017684.post1519421362672307162..comments2023-04-08T05:35:01.488-04:00Comments on The Ballad of Nick's Blog: What I'm Reading: The Wrong StuffNicholas Brunerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13965455854218171999noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213610492146017684.post-77051139897659751312013-11-07T19:39:13.961-05:002013-11-07T19:39:13.961-05:00They certainly worked pitchers at that time. He s...They certainly worked pitchers at that time. He says he disliked playing for manager Don Zimmer in 1976 and 77 because Zimmer didn't keep his pitchers on a regular schedule, instead saving them to play against certain teams. ("Am I pitching today, Coach?" "Nope, I need you to pitch against Baltimore on Monday.") That can't have helped his arm either. I think the only reason he lasted as long as he did was because he relied on finesse rather than power.Nicholas Brunerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965455854218171999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5213610492146017684.post-50847364462390199722013-11-07T10:48:03.140-05:002013-11-07T10:48:03.140-05:00I haven't read it, but I remember when it came...I haven't read it, but I remember when it came out. It was a big deal in baseball and sports fan circles.<br /><br />Lee was an above average pitcher who, I believe, may have hurt his arm after throwing 260 or more innings each year 1973-75. (He won 51 games and threw 51 complete games in that span.) He had one more good year in 1979 with Montreal, part of a great pennant race.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com