Posted by: jima (andyii@cox.net) on Fri Sep 8 06:19:35 2006

davep, i agree with most of what you have to say...but there other numbers to consider...take a look at the stats of the location of pitches that get batters out...outside....with a purely rotational swing it is much more difficult to hit an outside pitch because the bat is in the hitting zone for a fraction of a second due to its circular path....again, imho, great hitters have some initial linear movement prior to rotation in order to adjust to curves, changeups and outside pitches....i've seen it; done it; and taught it. pitchers love to see purely rotational hitters come up...just feed them soft stuff on the outside backed up with hard stuff under the elbows. jima