Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Wed Apr 7 20:41:55 2004

Hi Doug,
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> Bonds pulled his 659th home run.
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> Now, who exactly is inexperiened? If Mac did not pull Steve Traschel's pitch, Jack would not have a chance to watch him break Maris' record that night. Or, perhaps Bonds would not hit home run number 71 off Chan Ho Park in Pac Bell Park. Maybe if Master Mel did not learn how the pull all pitches to the shortest available field, some grumpy club leader would tell Ott: "Forget about the homers! Hit singles kid."
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> Now, I read Tom Guerry's post, and he argues that to beat shifts, some acclaimed hitters go the other way, including Ted Williams. I cannot disagree; that will inflate one's average.
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> Yet, even with a shift on the pull side of the field, no one can defend against a 360 foot ball pulled over the fence.
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> In slow pitch softball, I used the same tactics to hit 40 home runs (see my earlier post to Rich last month for more details). Even when a pitcher who throws 95+ challanged me, I stood close to home plate (with pads beneath my clothing), and many pitches over the "dead" left field fence. I did this a wooden bat, benefitted by a 330-foot left field fence
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> So, it seems that, whenever some members cannot validate their arguments, they turn accusatory, and begin to embarrass themselves.
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> All I can say is that my opinions are based on statistical research, observation, and personal experience.
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> As whether or not I deserved to ostracized for my ideas, well...you have many BHL fans to contend with.
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> They know who they are, and I would like them for supporting me through attacks on my credentials.
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> Sincerely,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
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> P.S. I am not speaking ill of those who disagree with my theory (e.g., Tom Guerry, whose information is insightful); I am merely expressing my discontent towards those who attack people, rather than ideas.