By Wayne Stewart, Michael Kramer, McGraw-Hill Education
Hitting secrets and techniques of the professionals is the 1st publication of its type to strategy the artwork of hitting from an anecdotal viewpoint, supplying willing perception and guide via specific interviews and old examine. Nomar Garciaparra, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark McGwire, Stan Musial, and Cal Ripken are just the various big-league batters who proportion their information with aspiring sluggers, educating readers approximately kinds and techniques, slumps and streaks, and every thing they should achieve a aggressive part on the plate.
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Nobody minded that the start of the game was delayed as Williams, the hitting legend, held 39 Copyright © 2004 by Wayne Stewart. Click here for terms of use. 40 Hitting Secrets of the Pros court, discussing his favorite topic, the most difficult thing to do in baseball: putting good wood on a ball. Ted’s favorite pupil was probably Tony Gwynn, but Professor Williams generously shared his insights with virtually any hitter he ever encountered. He was famous for strolling up to a young hitter at a batting cage during spring training and greeting him.
Musial used the same hitting approach for decades. The all-time great from Donora, Pennsylvania, said he always looked for a fastball, and then if he recognized he was getting something other than the heater, he would adjust to it. He felt he could delay his swing for a slower pitch but could not do the opposite on a faster offering. If he was guessing breaking ball and got a fastball, he wouldn’t be able to catch up with it. Further, while it was hardly an insight that only Musial possessed, he knew that it was vital to study pitchers so he knew not only their repertoire but also how their ball moved on their various pitches.
Sometimes he is able to mess with their minds and fool them, but “the ones that do it the best, I probably still don’t even know that they do it. ” Although some hitters do employ this secret advantage of hitting, Barrett warned, “There’s still no guarantee [the batter will know where the ball is headed]. The percentage of knowing where the ball is really going to be is tough—I mean, they really have to know the pitcher and know that he’s going to hit his spot. ” Hitters try for any advantage they can manage.