Posted by: jcontrada (jcontrada@msn.com) on Wed Jan 8 08:59:11 2003

Look, I really appreciate your passion, and love for the game, and the mechanichs of it that make it go. But, with all due respect, I think things get a little over-done. I mean what the heck is a power of "1.6", and discussion regarding if the ball is struck in the center or not?!! Look, I'm really not giving you a hard time, but even for myself who feels they have a pretty good grasp on the FUNDEMENTALS of hitting, and as much as we like to refer to it as a science, it's not to the degree to which it's attempted to be disected, over , and , over again in here. Without getting into Ted williams, Charlie Lau, etc, etc. In my opinion, you take the axe out of the woodsman hands, and replace it with a bat, he'll have a pretty good darn swing. I've never seen tapes, books, or in depth discussions regarding the mechanics of a woodsman. I mean someone coming in this room with not a lot of exposure to the game, and they're dead.Thanks for listening.

John.