tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post1877093231520399426..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Yu's the ManTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-37630294511373126272011-04-07T12:07:35.352-04:002011-04-07T12:07:35.352-04:00I'm off the Skittles. But I think that's b...I'm off the Skittles. But I think that's because my wife always takes all the good flavours and leaves me with the lemon and lime.<br /><br />If I'm going to taste nothing more than lemon and lime, I'm just going to have a vodka tonic and be done with it.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-71784609623751632802011-04-07T10:24:02.857-04:002011-04-07T10:24:02.857-04:00Great. Now I want some Skittles.Great. Now I want some Skittles.mike from ottawanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-65462816580220822422011-04-07T09:25:44.872-04:002011-04-07T09:25:44.872-04:00I'm a little late to the show, but what's ...I'm a little late to the show, but what's the fascination with a lefty with average stuff (90 MPH), who's no longer a prospect (26), and a career 6+ ERA?<br /><br />I'm all for rooting for the team, but why exactly are we expecting anything out of Reyes? No disrespect intended.Marknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-31993399721968500332011-04-07T08:14:39.176-04:002011-04-07T08:14:39.176-04:00I pity the people who graph release points for a l...I pity the people who graph release points for a living. Seriously, that would be right up there with gluing Nike shoes in a Chinese factory for me.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10912862811538785600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-13463184653996304522011-04-07T07:56:19.127-04:002011-04-07T07:56:19.127-04:00First time I've seen a release point graph - f...First time I've seen a release point graph - fascinating. Although, I didn't get a warm and fuzzy when I first saw it. There's a 1 foot horizontal spread to his release point, and that seemed like a lot to me. Although they're all clustered together, I would think a small difference at the mound could mean missing by a foot at the plate. So I checked out Halladay for a comparison, and you can see how his release points are noticably tighter in both directions. http://www.brooksbaseball.net/pfxVB/cache/release.php-pitchSel=136880&game=gid_2011_04_01_houmlb_phimlb_1&batterX=&innings=yyyyyyyyy&sp_type=1&s_type=.gifCapnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-32348828539852598892011-04-06T17:31:15.323-04:002011-04-06T17:31:15.323-04:00Just a small note on Jo-Jo's pitch selection: ...Just a small note on Jo-Jo's pitch selection: Gameday mislabelled 5 changeups as two-seam fastballs (and one slider actually is a change as well.) So he threw a little more stuff offspeed than at first glance.<br /><br />That said, it certainly looked like he never established his off-speed stuff, resulting in the A's sitting on his fastball.gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912684033608286307noreply@blogger.com