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Just a quick snippet on Cishek before the rest of you go back to being dipshits engaging an infant:

Steve Cishek, like many of the Marlins, has had a miserable season. The righty with the funky delivery has three saves, six losses, and a 5.14 ERA. All too often, Shrek has been shredded by enemy bats.

In 2013 and 2014, Cishek’s sinker dipped and his slider darted. A bright spot on blighted squads, he earned saves in 73 of Miami’s 139 wins. This year, a misplaced arm angle, which proved devilishly difficult to realign, has contributed to a bumpy ride.

“When the season started, my arm slot was a little low and my velocity was down,” explained Cishek. “I tried a little too hard to bring my velocity back up and started yanking everything. I was flying open and the ball was just taking off on me.

“If I’m throwing from too low, my sinker doesn’t sink. It’s flat. If I’m able to move my hand up an inch or two, I’m able to get the diving action I’ve had in the past, with a little more thump behind the ball.”

Cishek is 29 years old and in his fifth full season. He recognized the problem early on, but despite his experience, he struggled to make the needed adjustment. “It’s harder for me to bring it up than it is to go from high to low, like I did two years ago,” explained the 6-foot-6 reliever.

Cishek is an atypical sidewinder. His arm is at a wide angle, but he’s tall when he comes through his delivery and he needs his hand on top of the ball in order to drive it down. As he puts it, “When I’m at my best, I feel like I’m throwing overhand. I don’t feel like I’m throwing sidearm.”

We haven’t seen Cishek’s best this year, but he has performed better since returning from a two-week hiatus in Double-A. It’s too late for the Marlins to salvage their season, but their once-dependable closer has three months to reclaim his old form. Whether that happens in Miami is another question. The trade deadline is fast approaching.

Seriously, those of you that respond to him are the problem. Just exactly that the **** do you think you are going to accomplish here? "It's been 5 years of the same shit...surely I'll be the one that shows him the error of his ways..."

Dolts.