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Sheets' new pitch could change Brewers' fortunes

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Friday, March 2, 2007

PHOENIX -- Bad news for National League clubs: Milwaukee's Ben Sheets is tinkering with his changeup this spring, and he seems to be getting the hang of it. Sheets professed to throw a changeup for years, but the consensus is that the pitch had a little too much zip to complement his mid-90s fastball and power curve. Now he's picked up some tips from reliever Matt Wise, and he threw three nice changes in a row in an intrasquad game this week. When Sheets arrived in Milwaukee's camp two weeks ...

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