ðə dɪtɹˈɔɪt fɹˈiː pɹˈɛs lˈeɪɾɚ kˈɔːld nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən sˈiːzən "ðə zˈiːnɪθ ʌv hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ" ænd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɐ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪn stɹˈæɾədʒi ɪn sˈɪvɚz ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ tə ðə ɡˈeɪm: "wˌaɪl kəntɹˈoʊl ænd spˈiːd wɜː ˈɛdiz bˈɛst ˈæsɛts ɪn hɪz ˈɜːli kɚɹˈɪɹ, ɪn lˈeɪɾɚ jˈɪɹz hiː ɹᵻzˈɔːɹɾᵻd tə ðə jˈuːs əvə slˈoʊ bˈɔːl, baɪ jˈuːzɪŋ ɪɾ ɪn kəndʒˈʌŋkʃən wɪð ɐ bˈɔːl ðæt bˈɜːnd ɪts wˈeɪ plˈeɪtwɚd, hiː ɡɑːt ɐwˈeɪ wɪð mˈɛni sɛnsˈeɪʃənəl vˈɪktɚɹiz.
The Detroit Free Press later called 1907 season "the zenith of his career" and described a change in strategy in Siever's approach to the game: "While control and speed were 'Eddie's' best assets in his early career, in later years he resorted to the use of a slow ball, by using it in conjunction with a ball that burned its way plateward, he got away with many sensational victories.