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Originally Posted by gregr2
They employ a huge shift against Mark Teixeira and I believe it was the year before last he tried to change his style to hit to the open area. Well his average went to crap and he lost power because he was confused at the plate (late and missing balls he should have been pulling). Pulling the bull to the right is something he has done all his life so trying to change at this juncture of his career was not possible (at least for him). Not sure how easy of a task this really is...
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Agree! Most hitters are not George Brett, or Tony Gwynn or Wade Boggs or Ichiro.
They don't have the eye or the talent to pick and choose where to hit a high 98 MPH fastball or a 92 MPH splitter.
95% of the league is atrocious at bunting. It's one thing to do it in Little League with little Jeremy throwing 55 MPH straightballs at you, it's another with Mariano trying to shear your bat off at your hands.