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Cliff Lee, Control Artist

Cliff Lee, Control Artist

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Cliff Lee, Control Artist

POSTED: Monday, August 27, 2012, 5:36 PM
Bob Vetrone Jr.

Although he has a limited number of victories, one thing Cliff Lee has not struggled with this season is his control. Once again, he is among baseball's best in fewest walks per nine innings.

His status among major league BB/9IP leaders (2012 statistics through Sunday):

 Season    IP  BB    BB/9IP  Rank  MLB Leader BB/9IP 
 2008  223.1    34  1.37  1st  —  —
 2009  231.2  43  1.67  4th  Joel Pineiro  1.14
 2010  212.1  18  0.76  1st  —  —
 2011  232.2  42  1.62  7th  Josh Tomlin  1.14
 2012  161.2  25  1.39  3rd  Bartolo Colon  1.36
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:07 PM, 08/27/2012
    Too many pitches in the heart of the strike zone. This is not a good thing.
    — johnny eagle
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 10:36 PM, 08/27/2012
    Josh Tomlin's ERA this year is like 7+. Colon? Pineiro? Maybe he's a little too consistently pounding the zone.
    — eman
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 9:53 AM, 08/28/2012
    If he has good command of pitches then the problem is his selection of pitches. I put fault on the catcher and the defense behind Cliff Lee plus the lack of run support has been appalling.
    — lonewolf 10
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:42 PM, 08/28/2012
    Whatever.
    — southphillyron


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Boop – who goes by Bob Vetrone Jr. when he is undercover or paying bills – has been at the Daily News since 1982, after working for five years at the Philadelphia Bulletin up to its closing. Along with helping to build the sports scoreboards most nights, he has had great input into the papers’ special sports pullouts – March Madness, Broad Street Run, Record Breakers, Greatest Moments – as well as its day-to-day, award-winning event coverage.

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