Posted by: grc () on Thu Apr 22 11:28:20 2004

> >" Brian, You talk about good hitters not being good coaches. Williams and Epstein were both major leaguers, and were/are fine hitting coaches."
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> Was he not speaking in a general sense rather than an absolute sense?
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> "You talk about the good hitters teaching a linear swing.......name me a major league hitter who has a linear swing. You talk about the linear mechanics being taught by the pros, but I can't think of any linear swings in the big leagues......can you?"
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> I thought that was his point?
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> "Who taught the pros? Another thing.......you don't need to stick up for Jack Mankin. He is a fine hitting coach and people can figure that out on their own without your help."
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> Brian isn't allowed an opinion regardless of it's wisdom?
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> "Before you pick on the pro coaches, you should check into more of them and what they teach."
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> I'm willing to witness that many instructors, some of them MLB vets, don't describe what I see the pros do.
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> "Not all hitting coaches have internet sites or write books. You ever talk to Bobby Bonds about hitting?"
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> Would be interesting no doubt. As is watching Barry in slow motion.
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> "AS far as good hitters figuring things out in the batters box......that is what they do."
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> Hmmm. Do the pros use video now? Can the pros go into the tunnel and study their swing after an at bat? Or is the box the ONLY useful classroom?
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> Is Brian the only one guilty of slightly overstating his case?
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if we were to assume that even 1 % of the sons of major leaguers had/have a dream of playing mlb, and if we were to further assume that the mlb's were passing along good knowledge to their son, would not the majors today be filled with mostly sons, grandson and greatgrandsons of major league players?...sure, we have a handful (bonds, boone, a few others), but clearly there is something else at work besides what, if any knowledge that a prospective hitter gets from someone who has credentials....