Posted by burnsy483 on 5/29/2014 12:08:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 5/29/2014 12:04:00 PM (view original):
It's funny because TW is from a different era when "an out's an out" wasn't an approach to hitting. Anyone who doesn't see the logic behind his #3 is a proponent of "an out's an out so don't worry about striking out."
The thing is, TW was a great hitter. I have no doubt that he could do things that Austin Jackson cannot. I'm not even sure TW had to apply that approach to hitting to himself. But, if you don't think it's a good approach, I'm not sure what can convince you that Ted Williams knows more about hitting than you.
Swing hard at pitches you think you can hit hard, including the ones with 2 strikes. With 2 strikes, also make contact on borderline pitches/good pitches by the pitcher which look like they may be strikes. That's a good idea, if that's what he meant, that's normal sound baseball.
If he's saying choke up and put the ball in play, to ignore the opportunity for a long-ball on 2 strikes, I disagree with him.
Uh.......remember this?
"If it's something you can handle and/or are looking for, crush it. If it's not, just try to get a piece of it.
WOW!! That's an outrageous request for one of the 400ish best position players in baseball. Outlandish!!!!!!"