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[Rich]

Originally Posted by mbyron

I can answer that: if you throw only outside-half fastballs, he'll cheat on those and hit them just as well. You have to throw inside off the plate to keep him honest, and you might miss.

Still, I'm sure they've worked out that their strategy isn't working, and you won't see that particular mistake again. He might not see another fastball near the strike zone this year.

My point is that Oswalt has a great curveball and a decent changeup -- why not throw him some of those?