QUOTE(Jake @ Jun 26, 2005 -> 02:09 PM)
Garland has always had some of the best stuff on the staff. His command was rarely stellar, but his main problem was someone would hit off him and then he'd start nit-picking, trying to hit a corner instead of pounding the zone. The biggest difference IMO this year is that AJ has him throwing inside, something he rarely did in the past. I think this is no fluke, because most of what has changed was between the ears.
when pitchers throw inside it pushes the batter off the plate and this makes the pitcher become successful, this was why nolan ryan and pedro are so good, sometimes you have to aim for the batter to scare him, garland is doing a good job of pushing guys off the plate and then next pitch throwing it away and the batter is chasing the pitch, this is why garland has been good
edit: i agree with jake