Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Tue May 23 01:24:21 2006

> > BHL and all of you who believe in his ridiculous Pull Hit Theory on this site, in case you haven't already read it, go get last week's SI with Pujols on the cover. Read the article on Pujols "Swing of Beauty" and then explain to the rest of us why the greatest hitter today in baseball actually trains to avoid "pulling the ball?"
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> > Here are some quotes from the article for the linguistic genius (BHL)to chew on.
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> > Cardinals first base coach Dave McKay, Pujols's personal BP pitcher during the season, often pitches him exclusively away.
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> > "From the very first day we saw him in camp, he wasn't whaling," McKay says. "He'll ask me to pitch him away, away, so he can concentrate on seeing the ball.
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> > Pujols asks, "What are we doing?" Mihlfeld replies, "Some hit-and-run," and pinpoints 20 minutes' worth of fastballs on the outside corner. Pujols hits almost every one to rightfield, exhaling in short, sharp bursts -- Whew! Whew! -- that ripple his upper lip as he makes contact. "He'll go four or five weeks before he pulls the ball," Mihlfeld says.
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> > So BHL and your small contingency of supporters, please come back on and instead of telling ME (us) how wrong we are about your Pull Hitting Theory or sharing with us some ridiculous statistics and BIG words...come back on and tell us all what Albert Pujols is doing wrong by trying NOT to be a pull hitter? Would think the greatest hitter today in baseball would not want to avoid pulling the ball if in fact HE thought it would help him?
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> > P.S.- The P.S. as BHL always does assuming we hadn't heard enough of him already...uh...your expert thoughts on this???
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> why do you waste your time on this subject?...time & again we have all punched holes in his argument and he doesn't respond to our counterarguments...i have pointed out the folly of crowding the plate increases the odds of getting a purpose pitch in the ears...but the distinguised Black Hole Lexciographer has this PFO thing in his head & no one is going to change his mind...however, to the extent we try & counter his arguments he will think we are taking him seriously & he will only be further encouraged...
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> and to Geoff...how far away are you from the PhD?

Hi grc,

I have to go though the last three required courses in the cirriculum (I take two a semester), and study for my general and specific exams. Then I have to write my dissertation, and have it defended. It is the final parts that are the most difficult to get through.

Thanks you concern, grc.

I would like to point out that even when I receive my doctorates, I still have to publish articles in order to differentiate myself from other doctoral candidates.

For me, the process is just as rewarding as the reward itself.

Best,
Geoff

P.S. I have a debate planned for this board...stay tuned!