Posted by: S.WInton (stwinton@netzero.net) on Sat May 27 10:23:23 2006

> > Ferroli never played pro ball, Williams played in a different era, and I'll bet my entire signing bonus that you never played professional baseball.
> >
> > The best players in the game use the whole field. Pujols, A-Rod, Manny, Bonds, etc...
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> > It's simple math really. If you aim to drive a ball to dead center and your late, your in the opposite field gap. A little early, pull side gap. More margin for error. A pull hitter is limited because he brings foul territory into play.
> >
> > I get paid to drive in runs, so yes I will try to pull more pitches than a table setter, but attempting to pull every pitch is just plain ignorant. Try to pull a 91 mph slider on the outside black and we'll see how long you play this game. Hell, you wont have many bats left after the first month either.
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> Hi Anon,
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> If you stand right on the plate, the same rules do not apply. The outside pitch now seems like an inside pitch; this is the net result of learning how to hit the inside pitch effectively (credit to sbl for the analogy, not PFO).
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> You are ignorant about geometry, so, instead of resulting insults, please open books and read. It may do you some good.
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> Just my advice as a scholar.
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> Best,
> BHL

BHL

"Just my advice as a scholar”. PLEASE! Until YOU have stood in the batters box (while attempting to put food on the table and make a career in the game) and had a two pitch sequence where you attempt to pull a 86 mph slider on the black followed up by a 93 mph two seam FB on the inner half riding in your hands you need to quit with the "You are ignorant ..." comments…I’d love to see you crowd the plate and attempt to square up a two 93 mph 2 seamer ridding in…I’d be glad to be the guy on deck to call for the trainer, I’d also make sure the bat boy picks all the reminisce of your fingers that most defiantly would be scatters around the infield.

ANYONE WHO HAS done this (not you) will laugh at your responses and 'geometry' comments. Its laughable and I for one am done...