Posted by: The Hitting Guru (hitman3527) on Thu May 18 20:51:46 2006

BHL. I applaud the fact that you are willing to stand your ground on issues you believe in. And on this site as in general it is okay to disagree. I to on occasion have taken exception to Mr. Mankin's unwillingness to answer questions he feels are beneath him. But in the case of advancing the runner, I feel you have not considered that the runners have to be moved in order to win games. And for the player who does not reach the seats consistently, he is doing his team a disservice by trying to pull every pitch especially if the defense is overplaying him to that side. More often than not, that player will hit into a double play, cause the runner to get out in a run down, strike out, or just not get the job done. There is a good reason why most of the teams in the bottom of the standings are where they are. And it is not just that they do not have talent, have too many injuries, or have poor management. It is because they do not know and do not execute fundamental baseball which means taking advantage of the defense when the situation calls for it according to the personell you have to work with.