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Post by Rog on Apr 2, 2017 22:12:19 GMT -5
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Post by Rog on Apr 2, 2017 22:13:59 GMT -5
As a batter, you want to swing at YOUR strike zone until you have two strikes. That's pretty universal in today's game and probably has been through most if not all of baseball history.
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Post by donk33 on Apr 3, 2017 15:14:42 GMT -5
As a batter, you want to swing at YOUR strike zone until you have two strikes. That's pretty universal in today's game and probably has been through most if not all of baseball history. dk...and most hitters have their own strike zone...and Ted was one of them, as was Yogi Berra.....
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Post by klaiggeb on Apr 3, 2017 16:05:19 GMT -5
I've read his book, Rog, and I've also heard excerpts of Kaat saying exactly what Don said.
Thing about Teddy baseball was/is his arrogance, and his absolute belief in those fundamentals that all good hitters must have.
In his book he talks about understanding that other hitters didn't have his talent... but all the same, he made a number of demands of them that to us, might sound ridiculous.
But he didn't see them that way. To him they were not ridiculous, nor were they absurd.
For example; He was unforgiving of players who didn't know the strike zone, or of what pitch they could hit, so when they continually went out of the strike zone, he was understandably angry with them.
To him, that was, as is my interpretation, disrespecting their own talent, and the game itself.
Didn't matter if they had Ted's talent or not. He demanded that they know their strengths and know their weaknesses, which is basically what he preached.
Doesn't matter that he mellowed later in his life or not. His philosophies on hitting, from what I've read, remained unchanged.
And I can relate to that.
There are certain fundamentals that I taught and still teach.
Set up, stance, all that was/is flexible.
But there are aspects of hitting that apply to all hitters, such as knowing what pitch you can drive, and what pitch you can't, about which I'll never change my opinion.
Ted was one hell of a hitter better 'n me, so to argue or dispute hitting with him, I would never do.
boly
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