tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post3519752001930540328..comments2023-12-15T07:22:02.492-05:00Comments on The Tao of Stieb: Another sleepless night over Adam LindTao of Stiebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-70618592116604377252015-07-11T03:40:28.833-04:002015-07-11T03:40:28.833-04:00Excellent post however I was wondering if you coul...Excellent post however I was wondering if you could write a litte<br />moree on this topic? I’d be very thankful if you could elaborate a little bit<br />further. Appreciate it! <br /><a href="http://yayatherbal.com/obat-batuk-rejan/" rel="nofollow">Obat Batuk Rejan</a> <a href="http://tokoherbalacemaxs.com/obat-kusta/" rel="nofollow">Obat Kusta</a> <a href="http://tokoherbalacemaxs.com/obat-penyakit-jantung-iskemik/" rel="nofollow">Obat Jantung Iskemik</a> <a href="http://tokoherbalacemaxs.com/penyebab-naiknya-asam-lambung-serta-gejalanya/" rel="nofollow">Penyebab Asam Lambung Naik</a> <a href="http://tokoherbalacemaxs.com/beberapa-gejala-awal-penyakit-stroke/" rel="nofollow">Gejala Stroke</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04258690884805945643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-56636838015707357802010-11-30T13:43:25.885-05:002010-11-30T13:43:25.885-05:00The answer could be pretty straightforward.
The C...The answer could be pretty straightforward.<br /><br />The Cito approach was to go to the plate, and look for a pitch that you can pull over the fence. No hitting up the middle, no going the other way, no looking for line drives.<br /><br />Just get up there, find a good pitch, and swing as hard as you can.<br /><br />This worked for some (ok, one) batter on the Jays.<br /><br />Guys like Aaron Hill and Adam Lind are not (and should not) be those kind of batters. They should be hitting it in the gaps, trying to get on base more often, not swinging for the fences. <br /><br />If Adam Lind is trying to pull everything over the right field wall (stats show he was pulling pitches more often last year than ever) it makes sense that a LHP can eat him up. Sliders/sinkers away and he is done. <br /><br />Hopefully with the departure of Cito these players can return to their regular routine, and be effective once more.<br /><br />The real question is.. which is a bigger travesty: Jeter winning a Gold Glove, or Cito finishing 5th in the Manager of the Year?<br />Both deserved to be near, or at the bottom of those rankings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-39054237475215902362010-11-30T10:56:47.931-05:002010-11-30T10:56:47.931-05:00As someone who has clearly watched the latest Walk...As someone who has clearly watched the latest Walking Dead episode, was the first thing that entered your head when the CDC guy popped up on the screen "Holy crap, they got Roy Halladay in a zombie show"<br /><br />Resemblance is uncanny.Touch Em Allhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138723748545981159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-61339456851087010152010-11-30T10:53:12.973-05:002010-11-30T10:53:12.973-05:00Holy shit. What a dumb mistake!
I woulda blown my...Holy shit. What a dumb mistake!<br /><br />I woulda blown my top if I'd read someone else write "whole" instead of "hole".<br /><br />I think I'm losing it.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78247447602072283462010-11-30T08:33:31.537-05:002010-11-30T08:33:31.537-05:00Mr Tao: the fourth last word in your post should r...Mr Tao: the fourth last word in your post should read "hole."<br /><br />Love your blog and look forward to more.Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293824394397606659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-41599183644360850042010-11-30T04:17:24.318-05:002010-11-30T04:17:24.318-05:00I'm pretty worried about Lind, a lot more than...I'm pretty worried about Lind, a lot more than I am about Hill. Lind's components didn't seem to indicate any sort of bad luck, he just straight-up sucked last year, and he's always sucked against lefties. William pointed out Lind's 2009 OPS against LHP of .780... well, decent as that is, he still showed a much larger-than-average platoon split.Xavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02022018585958713893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-74699805173008405532010-11-29T23:06:55.230-05:002010-11-29T23:06:55.230-05:00Also watched The Walking Dead before bed last nigh...Also watched The Walking Dead before bed last night, and it 'twas not a very good idea. I had the nagging fear I was going to get bit by zombies.Ian Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01074587524873409802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-49712862039338460062010-11-29T21:54:57.168-05:002010-11-29T21:54:57.168-05:00Good post, and the split does pose an interesting ...Good post, and the split does pose an interesting issue. However, it's not like any of us haven't heard of the Sophmore slump or a player struggling the first season after signing a long term contract. <br /><br />The reality of it is, that if Lind makes solid contact he will be a good hitter against both LHP and RHP. Not swinging at pitches high and outside is something that can be fixed, just look at the adjustment Vernon made this past season. Lind is just swinging at pitches he simply can't put good wood on, and that is fixable.<br /><br />Also, consider Lind's BABIP was ridiculously low. I assume some of his poor numbers are the result of poor luck, turning a down year into a year to forget entirely.Morgan Lipchitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07581604772834145086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-24664127895266780402010-11-29T14:23:33.757-05:002010-11-29T14:23:33.757-05:00"In all likelihood, it had a lot to do with t..."In all likelihood, it had a lot to do with the missus rolling and poking me to try to get my snoring to a somewhat more tolerable level."<br /><br />I feel your pain, Mrs. Tao.Darren Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577092117174508443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-34194798957217628462010-11-29T13:22:40.859-05:002010-11-29T13:22:40.859-05:00At one of the games I went to this summer, the Red...At one of the games I went to this summer, the Red Sox brought out Dustin Richardson, a lefty, to face Lind. My girlfriend asked why they would change pitchers when the other guy was doing just fine, and I explained that Adam Lind was batting around .100 against lefties this year, and she agreed that, given his awful splits, the lefty-lefty matchup made a lot of sense. We had somehow ended up with seats such that we were the only Jays fans in our entire section, though, so we joked with our friendly Masshole neighbours that Francona was an idiot, and Lind was going to hit a home run against this guy. Sure enough, a few pitches later, he hit a no-doubter to left field - awesome to see.<br /><br />Unfortunately, for most of the year it seemed that Lind was trying to pull the ball all the time (hence the general lack of opposite field hits). Against lefties, who almost always seemed to pitch him outside, that's an approach that pretty much guarantees failure. It seems to me that if Adam Lind starts using the whole field again, then his splits won't be nearly as dramatic as they were in 2010 - especially given that he put up a totally respectable line against LHP in 2009, when he was still spraying the ball all over the place.<br /><br />I've got hope that some time off and a chance to see the difference in video between 2009 Lind and 2010 Lind should get him back on track. At the very least, he deserves a chance to show that he can make the adjustments before everybody writes him off for good.Tyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11878921441543129555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-75610094750677938882010-11-29T12:42:04.974-05:002010-11-29T12:42:04.974-05:00A .118 OBP versus LHPs is a hell of a blip.
I wan...A .118 OBP versus LHPs is a hell of a blip.<br /><br />I want to believe that it is all gonna be fine. But cripes...I'm just worried that we've seen the best of Lind, and now it's all paeans to his former glory.Tao of Stiebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459135109404905466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-78936559252245442612010-11-29T12:18:33.997-05:002010-11-29T12:18:33.997-05:00Lind had a .780 OPS against lefties in 2009. If he...Lind had a .780 OPS against lefties in 2009. If he can just get back to that, he'd be a wonderful player again. His 2010 sure is baffling. But it can be fixed. Look what the Yankees did with Curtis Granderson last year.<br /><br />All you can do is hope that 2010 was a blip in his career and that he can beck to where he was in 2009. If he has a second year like 2010 in 2011, then it seems you have to pull the plug. But you have to give him the opportunity to see how he does because if he can repeat 2009, he's a stud.William J. Taskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313204947130235560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484762138483195409.post-21595787164257650012010-11-29T12:12:07.684-05:002010-11-29T12:12:07.684-05:00Lind will be fine next season. Back to form. Someo...Lind will be fine next season. Back to form. Someone else will suck. (Hopefully not Bautista.) So it goes.Navinhttp://www.sportsandthecity.comnoreply@blogger.com