Posted by: Willyboy () on Tue Apr 24 09:16:55 2012

> Jack/Board. Has anyone notice how Albert Pujols seems to be lunging at
> pitches he used to wait back on and crush? Whether he has lost batspeed
> or not he seems to be cheating to get to the fastball. Perhaps he
> stance is too wide and is not getting a proper weightshift? Could be
> just a timing problem???

Careful YANKEE. This is exactly the type of analysis that keeps a slump going. Hitting is so mental that as soon as a batter beleives he has a problem, he DOES! Albert needs to have the confidence and support of his coaching staff. He needs to review old and successful at bats. he needs to visualize success. The pressures of a new team, in a new town, and a few early failures have turned into a slump. Every hitter experiences them. They usually last longer than they need to because soemone tries to fix something that is not broke.