taoofstieb.blogspot.com - 6/22/2009
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As Jeremy Accardo was yanking himself out of yesterday's 9-4 win over the Nationals, a funny thought occurred to us. Imagine that you're a pitcher, and that you got left off the roster at the beginning of the season. And imagine that your manager doesn't particularly care for you, and that the ...
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Tuesday Linklove: Russ Adams, All-Star Electioneering, Jeremy Accardo, Adam Lind, and Scott Rolen Edition
Bluebird Banter —
... he’s showing more restraint by laying off pitcher’s pitches off the plate, working the count, improving his performance against breaking stuff and hitting fewer grounders. It may have taken him a while to figure things out, but Lind looks like legitimate breakout hitter.
Nice. Adam may have demolished the traditional projection systems, but here at Bluebird Banter we were expecting big things from Lind this season all along.
Tao of Stieb gets to speculating about Jeremy Accardo's recent injury. You guys are the best, ...
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