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Posted by: Patrick (pmgeoeiiee@yahoo.com) on Fri Oct 15 17:06:09 2010

> > It ain't so much about speed as it is about quickness.
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> Of all the physics and math classes I have taken in college and all of the studying I have done since, "quickness" or "quick" was never a metric, much less defined. Velocity is speed with direction. No "quickness". If we are talking about hitting the ball "hard" - transferring maximum energy to the ball, then it is indeed velocity and mass that matter.
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> Again, video evidence of what Ted (or other) does is a lot more credible than what he says he thinks he does; although clearly, his mindset worked for him. I would tell my son he is King Kong if that would help him hit 400.
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Ok you got me there. I only know so much about math and physics; my knowledge is somewhat limited on those two subjects as of right now. You certainly seem to have far more knowledge in those areas than I do. But let me ask you this joe; Is it my understanding that you've watched TSW hit on film? So lemme throw some stats at you: .344, 521, 2654, 1839. Those are ted's numbers for his career: lifetime BA, HRS, hits, and RBIS just to name a few. Question; How could a natural right handed hitter batting from the left side such as Williams hit for such a high avg., & hit so many hrs consistenly every year by rotating into the ball in the way that you say? Why is his avg so HIGH for his career? That's the main thing I'm trying to get you to look at here. His STATS tell more about his swing than the video evidence does! You know why I say that? Barry Bonds supposedly has a similar swing as Williams (try to throw out PEDs for a sec) why don't his avg numbers approach Williams? Or what about Chase Utley? He supposedly has a similar swing too. Yes, I understand they've played in different eras. Yet Jimmie Foxx's numbers compare with Williams. So does Babe Ruth's. And Rogers Hornsby. And Lou gehrig. And Joe Dimaggio. And even Ty Cobb - the power. Rogers Hornsby hit .400 three times. Cobb hit .400 three times. Almost all of the other guys approached .370 or better multiple times when they played. All of this bring me to one last point; Ted Williams was the last player to hit .400. I wonder why. Mmmhmm.....

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> > > It ain't so much about speed as it is about quickness.
> > 
> > Of all the physics and math classes I have taken in college and all of the studying I have done since, "quickness" or "quick" was never a metric, much less defined. Velocity is speed with direction. No "quickness". If we are talking about hitting the ball "hard" - transferring maximum energy to the ball, then it is indeed velocity and mass that matter.
> > 
> > Again, video evidence of what Ted (or other) does is a lot more credible than what he says he thinks he does; although clearly, his mindset worked for him. I would tell my son he is King Kong if that would help him hit 400.
> > 
> > -----
> 
> Ok you got me there. I only know so much about math and physics; my knowledge is somewhat limited on those two subjects as of right now. You certainly seem to have far more knowledge in those areas than I do. But let me ask you this joe; Is it my understanding that you've watched TSW hit on film? So lemme throw some stats at you: .344, 521, 2654, 1839. Those are ted's numbers for his career: lifetime BA, HRS, hits, and RBIS just to name a few. Question; How could a natural right handed hitter batting from the left side such as Williams hit for such a high avg., & hit so many hrs consistenly every year by rotating into the ball in the way that you say? Why is his avg so HIGH for his career? That's the main thing I'm trying to get you to look at here. His STATS tell more about his swing than the video evidence does! You know why I say that? Barry Bonds supposedly has a similar swing as Williams (try to throw out PEDs for a sec) why don't his avg numbers approach Williams? Or what about Chase Utley? He supposedly has a similar swing too. Yes, I understand they've played in different eras. Yet Jimmie Foxx's numbers compare with Williams. So does Babe Ruth's. And Rogers Hornsby. And Lou gehrig. And Joe Dimaggio. And even Ty Cobb - the power.  Rogers Hornsby hit .400 three times. Cobb hit .400 three times. Almost all of the other guys approached .370 or better multiple times when they played. All of this bring me to one last point; Ted Williams was the last player to hit .400. I wonder why. Mmmhmm.....

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