PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies always loved Vince Velasquez's talent and potential, but they also had concerns about his durability.
Those concerns popped up Wednesday afternoon at Citizens Bank Park, as Velasquez left the game after throwing just two pitches in an 8-1 loss to the Cubs. Velasquez's fastball registered only 86 and 87 mph on the radar gun, which were bigger red flags than the red World Series championship banners that fly in center field, considering his fastball averaged 95 mph this season.
"'Something's wrong,'" Velasquez said he thought to himself after he peaked at the scoreboard.