Posted by: Pro_Hitter (andygreen29@hotmail.com) on Mon Oct 27 18:56:23 2003

> Jane, I can't tell me how much I appreciate your interest in your son's baseball career. I am a minor league ballplayer in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, and my mom and my grandmom taught me how to play..so keep at it. As far as switch hitting goes, there is an unwarranted value placed on it in professional baseball. Switch hitting does not really offer many advantages as a hitter, but the scouts and player development personnel believe that it is an invaluable asset. My point is this: if the powers that be value it, then you should too. Furthermore, switch hitting is almost never learned in college (I played at University of Kentucky) and it is rarely, if ever, taught in the professional ranks (only to incredibly fast guys who hit from the right side). So, if your son can learn it and has the dedication and interest in learning it, you should definitely allow it and ENCOURAGE IT!!! Best of luck and keep him swinging.