the vacant hitting coach position will be filled by either Triple-A Columbus coach Jon Nunnally or Tribe Minor League field coordinator Dave Hudgens
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‘’I worked a lot with [Columbus hitting coach] Jon Nunnally,’’ Marte said. ‘’I started staying back and swinging at better pitches. Since I’ve been back here, I’ve gotten more consistent with my swing and my at-bats. I feel more comfortable.’’
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by Brick. on Nov 19, 2009 1:24 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I really am impressed by the last line of that interview: ‘If I’m not here,‘’ Marte said, ’’I’ll be somewhere else.‘’ I think he’s right, don’t you?
by peter m on Nov 19, 2009 4:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
No matter where he finds himself, it will be there that he will be.
by stuart dean on Nov 19, 2009 4:37 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Andy Marte is so Zen. If a third baseman sits on the bench, does anyone hear?
Want out of Cleveland? Easy - mess with LeBron's entourage.
by woodsmeister on Nov 19, 2009 5:07 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
They hear the clattering of dominoes.
"Lotta heart in Cleveland." - Ian Hunter
by Denver Tribe Fan on Nov 20, 2009 1:31 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
On this site? You betcha.
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Nov 20, 2009 11:13 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
In Castro’s latest Catroturf post, he had some interesting tidbits from the sitdown with the media that Acta had. Most interesting to me was that Acta implied Brantley would be on the opening day roster.
by Roger Dorn on Nov 19, 2009 1:31 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
And that they might need a rhb to play 1b in case The Door is not ready in ST. Whither Andy?
by stuart dean on Nov 19, 2009 3:00 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think the thing with Brantley was him drawing from the same thing we saw in the Levine interview. The not wanting to hand leadoff to “a kid like Brantley” just yet. Just an assumption, though.
Chugga-chugga chugga-chugga, Choo Choo!
by USSChoo on Nov 19, 2009 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, this is what I thought. Turned out to be almost all hires from inside the organization. If one was looking for an indication they were starting to inch their heads out of their asses, it does not appear to be forthcoming.
by NickFantana on Nov 20, 2009 1:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I think hitting is the one area within the organization that doesn’t require massive overhaul.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 20, 2009 8:39 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Well, okay, not that everything else does require massive overhaul. I just don’t think hitting was really a problem top to bottom.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 20, 2009 8:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Outside of some players penchant to strike out? Agreed.
I just wanted to believe.
by mjmarble on Nov 20, 2009 11:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
One could argue that relative to talent and health, the hitting performance was as big of a problem. That is, considering the hitters were more talented and more healthy, they didn’t really do that much better than the pitchers.
by Jay on Nov 21, 2009 12:32 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I am in agreement with this statement. The robust offense wasn’t there, at least not during the second half.
by odradek on Nov 22, 2009 9:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Ehhhhh. I think there’s a gray area between “robust” and “requires organizational overhaul.” 2009 was a season featuring a lot of people getting their first crack at extended major-league PAs, inexplicable starting choices by Wedge, and an unhealthy Sizemore. We were league-average. We should have been better, but I don’t think the bottom fell out anywhere.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 22, 2009 10:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
League average after half a season with Victor (and some help from DeRosa). Without his help, the team does not have a league-average offense.
by odradek on Nov 23, 2009 10:44 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
We were also without a healthy Sizemore, maybe our best all-around offensive player.
by Roger Dorn on Nov 23, 2009 11:02 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He had better come back with a vengeance.
by odradek on Nov 23, 2009 6:25 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I mean, hell, we didn’t have Victor in 2008 either.
by Jay on Nov 23, 2009 11:18 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
To be fair, it’s more accurate to say we were almost league average. League average in RS was 781; the Indians scored 773. League average in OPS was .764; the Indians were at .756. Take away Victor, and the Tribe was still almost league average. OPS without Victor: .751. Rank with Victor was 8th of 14. Rank without Victor was 8th of 14.
by FredOx on Nov 23, 2009 11:52 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I’m not disagreeing with you, but our OPS+ was 103. Which suggests… what? The Central has more run-suppressing parks?
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 23, 2009 3:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
It suggests that the Indians had a slightly above-average offense and played in mildly run-suppressing environments overall.
by Jay on Nov 23, 2009 6:31 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
The Indians were 22nd in runs scored after the All-Star break. Is that league average?
by odradek on Nov 23, 2009 6:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I personally have been taught the philosophy taught by Hudgens and he obviously shows that he knows a lot about hitting in the fact that he has written a book, developed a philosophy and has his own website however, I know little to nothing about Jon Nunally so could someone fill me in on his accomplishments?
by ClevelandCrazy29 on Nov 19, 2009 9:38 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I’d be interested to hear about his philosophy.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 19, 2009 10:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Dave Hudgens cracks me up. From his website:
When looking for hitting instruction ask yourself two questions: Has the coach played with the best? Does he teach a hitting system, or just series of tips? If he hasn’t succeeded at the highest level of play, he probably hasn’t mastered the highest level of skills.Dave Hudgens’ record of “succeeding at the highest level of play”? Career OPS of .286 in 7 PA for Oakland in 1983.
by FredOx on Nov 20, 2009 1:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
You know what struck me as odd in the linked article?
In the last few days, he’s had face-to-face meetings with Jhonny Peralta and Travis Hafner here, and he’s recently spoken with Grady Sizemore, Shin-Soo Choo and others over the phone.
Obviously, Hafner lives in Cleveland year round. Does Jhonny?
The once and future
by Manhattan Tribe Fan on Nov 19, 2009 9:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I think so…he married a girl who grew up Avon, I think.
A little known fact (told to me from the Red Sox bullpen a few years back) is that Julian Tavarez makes his off-season home in Broadview Hts.
by The DiaTriber on Nov 19, 2009 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was the first question I asked him after he started talking me up and before the Broadview Heights talk.
Let’s just say he has fond memories of the 1990’s in Cleveland and LOVED the fact that I asked him about the sauce being on the ball in the commercial. He said something to the effect of “I didn’t even speak English then…and I’m in a commercial!?!”
by The DiaTriber on Nov 19, 2009 10:45 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
That was the first question I asked him
Ha!
by APV on Nov 19, 2009 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I know he spent the winter here last year to work with Shelton.
Steel Nick
by nickjs21 on Nov 19, 2009 10:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
He still has a home in the Dominican Republic. Don’t know how much time he spends down there.
by Chief WaDrew on Nov 20, 2009 2:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs
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