Posted by: Teacherman () on Fri Apr 9 08:25:58 2004

I have read all the comments from BHL about pulling the outside pitch and I think if you are going to help most players you can not compare swings to a great athlete like BONDS. I think you should get off your high horse and consider that 98% of the players out in the playground will ground out harmlessly more often then get a hit or hit it over the fence if they tried to pull every outside pitch. If this was the case that we could imitate the greatest athletes in the sport then there would be a more Barry Bonds clones out there every day hitting the ball further and harder then him. Young kids need solid fundementals and mechanics just to get the bat through the zone effectively and I do not think filling fathers heads with the glory of "HOMERUNS and HALL OF FAME" analysis will affectively supply 99% of the kids today with the proper knowledge so that they can go out and be successful most days.
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> > > > > The average little leaguer today is swinging a bat that in relative terms would require Barry Bonds to swing a 5 pound sledge hammer. I really think that Barry would have trouble pulling that outside pitch for a homerun or hitting most pitches effectively with his "simulated little league bat".
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> > > > > I consider your opinions and comments on the site as informative and thought provoking but in my opinion they should have a disclaimer on them "FOR ONLY EXTREMELY HIGHLY SKILLED ATHLETES".
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> > > > > Dave
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> > > > All hitters, prospects or not will benefit from Jack and BHL's rotational principles. As a matter of fact, note that the site discusses not only baseball but SOFTBALL as well. I say to jack and BHL, keep up the great work!
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> > > I agree, I'm tired of people bashing Jack and BHL.
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> > I am agreement as well, but I would like to say that in addition to Jack and BHL, Tom , GRC and RQL also seem well-versed in rotational principles.They, in addition to Jack and BHL always seem to base their arguments on fact rather than fiction.
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> Hi Herb,
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> The prospect who challenged me to hit his 95+ fastball played in The Mexican League? and, at 6'0," 171 l.b.s., was a native of San Pedro de Marqaruis, Dominican Rebublic. He was 17? at time, and we did not know his real name for the reason that he used various pseudonyms.
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> Anyway, one day he challenges me to hit his fastballs. Since Doug and Teacherman are right--there is less than .4 of a second to react to such pitches, I made a concerted effort to pull pitches--inside and outside--over the left field fence. And I did!
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> I was on the plate, but had "armor" underneath me to stand resolute in case of being hit.
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> Then, he said, take of your "armor" and hit...well, some "got away from him," and one bruised my thigh bone severely. Physically, I could not drag myself through a season of "beatings," meaning that I have the utmost respect for those who can do just that.
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> Thanks for the support, Herb, et. al.
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> Sincerely,
> BHL
> Knight1285@aol.com
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> P.S. It is amazing how many balls Mac pulled in 1998!


A 6', 171 lb, Mexican Leaguer with an unknown name?

I know what you mean. We have 4 or 5 of these guys that hang around our ball park and challenge us to hit against them all the time. They are kind of annoying until you park a couple of their pitches.