http://www.sbnation.com/users/sam%20urai Posts made by sam urai on SB Nation http://www.mccoveychronicles.com/2008/4/11/391931/zito-mechanics-analysis sam urai Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:54:29 -0000 <p><a href="http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/a-bridge-too-far/" target="_blank">http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/a-bridge-too-far/</a></p> <p>Paul Nyman inaugurates a multi-part epic about Barry Zito's mechanics, possibly explaining his steep drop in velocity and effectiveness.&nbsp; This has the potential to become the pitching equivalent to that Ted Williams / Don Mattingly / Wade Boggs conversation about hitting mechanics that E posted a couple of months ago.&nbsp; Keep in mind, however, that this is merely a loooooooong introduction, and the actual analysis will probably come within the next couple of weeks.</p>