The New Matt Garza

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A few weeks ago, R.J. pointed out that Matt Garza had pitched well since he had an altercation in the dugout with catcher Dioner Navarro. At the time, Garza had been successful for a few starts; now, however, we can start to see that Garza really has turned a corner. Garza saw noted sports psychologist Ken Ravizza in an effort to help channel his emotions.  The overall results since ... [link]

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THT Live:The new Matt Garza?
Published 7/21/2008 by Dave Studeman at The Hardball Times
Peter Bendix breaks out Matt Garza's most recent seven starts and finds evidence to back the claim that he's learned to channel his emotions and pitch better. Peter also notes that most of those starts have been at home, where Garza has a much better record in general. ...

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THT Live:The new Matt Garza?

Peter Bendix breaks out Matt Garza's most recent seven starts and finds evidence to back the claim that he's learned to channel his emotions and pitch better. Peter also notes that most of those starts have been at home, where Garza has a much better record in general. This is sort of the classic question: has the player really changed or is this just normal statistical variation? Put it ...
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