Then came the month of June. The first three victims were the Dodgers, Cubs, and Marlins. Lee threw 347 pitches in beating them all. That's where I decided to try and fade him off of three straight taxing starts. Lee was scheduled to pitch June 22nd in St. Louis, and was a -150 favorite against the Pujols-less Cardinals. The one thing I didn't like about the situation, though, was that Lee was going on 5 days rest instead of 4. I decided to plow ahead with my Lee fade anyway, taking the Cards +145. Big mistake. Instead of sputtering, Lee used the extra day of rest to his advantage and went 9 innings in shutting out the Deadbirds on a whopping 126 pitches. I felt shame.
So, I looked ahead to Lee's next turn in the rotation to see if I might try fading him off of 4 starts in which he'd thrown a staggering 473 pitches. But I saw that his next start, which was last Wednesday against the Red Sox, would again have him enjoying 5 days of rest. So instead of betting against him, I went with him, and Lee was The Man once again, pitching another shutout, this time throwing 112 pitches. I felt pride.
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