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Post by Gwell55 on Jun 26, 2020 15:13:08 GMT -5
There have been reports that Jordan hits better against excellent high school pitchers than he does against pitchers serving up 75 mph fastballs and 60 mph curves. Not to high jack this but I know for a fact how this works ... my daughter in her high school softball days was the same way and couldn't hit slow pitchers either. The 2nd team we faced her junior year (remember it well) had a coach who during the first two batters to start the game was standing outside the third base dugout yelling and waving his hands at his fielders the whole time. My daughter (true to herself was always right out in front of the slow pitchers) her being a right hander I went over from the 3rd base box and warned him he should be in the dugout (he laughed me off) the first strike the pitcher threw Tiffany fouled off right at the other dugout, needless to say it hit the coach full on in the neck and floored him. When he got up he looked at me and the trainer and said to the effect Damn, I should of listened to ya! Some hitters just can't hit slow pitching to save their lives.
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Post by dd on Jun 26, 2020 20:33:59 GMT -5
I played on a field with no LF fence and also never hit a HS home run. Going to leave that out there so folks can imply causation. You were far better than I was, Chris. I couldn't make the little league team and was assigned to the "farm team". I wasn't even a starter there!. I had a great stance at the plate though. The first 10 or so AB's of the season I walked every time. After that struck out. No hits ... ever! At a much later stage of life I took up running. I was slow but I could run a long way without tripping on myself. Qualifying (barely) and finishing the Boston Marathon a few times is far and away the high point of my life athletically.
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