The numbers don't really support that he consciously held back early. Here are his average game scores, month by month: April, 5 starts, 54.8 May, 6 starts, 49.2 June, 5 starts, 54.6 July, 5 starts, 47.4 August, 6 starts, 60.5 September, 6 starts, 48.0.
It seems like he was alternating good and bad months. As to his really awful starts, there was one each in April, May, June, and July, and two in September.
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Date: 2005-04-22 12:15 pm (UTC)April, 5 starts, 54.8
May, 6 starts, 49.2
June, 5 starts, 54.6
July, 5 starts, 47.4
August, 6 starts, 60.5
September, 6 starts, 48.0.
It seems like he was alternating good and bad months. As to his really awful starts, there was one each in April, May, June, and July, and two in September.