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Let's keep an eye in today's game on whether Hideo Nomo pitches from the stretch with the bases empty - the latest theory on how he might start to regain some velocity.
Update: Just got back from my permission-granted hooky at the game. Nomo looked every bit as ill as his numbers indicate. Both from the stretch and the windup, he had no fastball at all. I think he might have hit 85 mph once. The ball left his arm like a medicine ball. While I can't claim to know if he needs to go on the disabled list, he simply is not pitching well enough to be in the rotation right now.
Lima came in and through 5 2/3 shutout innings, but he wasn't as good as those numbers. He let two inherited runs score, gave up seven hits, and was often in trouble. Sang a great "God Bless America" and national anthem, though ...
If Nomo missed a couple of weeks and a AAA pitcher got a spot start or two, I'm just gonna say that it might not be the worst thing.
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