Posted by: c-dubs () on Mon Oct 14 18:10:56 2002

Too All,
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> > > I often read about what hitting coaches with Major League teams have to say. I read alot about the New York Yankee's hitting coaches. Butf, I have some questions.
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> > > If NYY hitting coaches know what they are talking about, why do they buy good hitters, like Giambi and others, when they could create them for a lot less money?
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> > > If big league hitting coaches know what they are talking about, why so 80% of big league hitters have averages under 275?
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> > > Why do most of the players who go from the minors to the pros find themselves hitting worse? I know that the pitching is better, but the coaching is too, isn't it?
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> > > Let’s say you own a big league team and you had a hitting coach who knew what he is doing. Where you would you put him, with the major league team or the minor league team? Think about it.
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> > I suppose that college baseball coaches are very overated also. I mean, I see players batting .500 and .600 at the high school level, but their batting averages seem to drop when they get to college. The pitching is better, but shouldn't the coaches be too?
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> Why don't you sign your name? It's all most rude.
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> I was going to answer your post but now I am annoyed, so I won't.
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> S. P.

S. P.
I think it is obvious that a hitter isn't going to hit with the same results in college as he does in high school, but I do see the point of the statement. I think it is addressing your question why hitters hit worse in the majors than in the minors when they get promoted. I think the jump from high school to college baseball is greater than AA or AAA to the majors, but there probably is a bigger difference in coaching ability between high school and college also, especially big time programs. I am curious about your response. Would you respond to me? Thanks