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Originally posted by dj tek if you have to say this youre a fuckin idiot.

woooooooooooord...

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Originally posted by TranceHater FIRST OFF JERKOFF IVE BEEN A YANKEE FAN SINCE 1983 WHEN MY FATHER TOOK ME TO A DOUBLE HEADER BETWEEN THE ORIOLES AND YANKEES DURING THE EDDIE MURRAY AND RIPKEN DAYS, ONLY 22 YEARS(I did the math for you), HAS YOUR LOYALTY TO THE YANKS SURPASSED MINE I THINK NOT sir.. Ive been to 5 different world series and 8 playoff series , including Don Mattinglys last game in 1995 my personal favorite and games 5 in 2001 Pauly o's last game(my second fav).Actually sometimes while i sit at my oversized desk while sitiing in my oversized chair(leather chair) i do listen to 1050 on my Bose waveradio, while i look at the walls of my-oversized office at my 2 college degrees/ Paul ONEILS'S AUTOGRAPHED PIC and out the window at my luxury car, I ponder am I a moron or garbage man becuase HIGHnay says so.... or just a real fan unlike the aforementioned Halfwit.

Fuckin heeeelarious!!!!!!!

BoSox and ChiSox will have to play a make-up game on Labor Day...
that means BoSox will play 30 days in a row

On another, related note, King Felix pitches tonight.

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Originally posted by Shamez214 On another, related note, King Felix pitches tonight.

what do you think of that rookie...whats his name again??

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Originally posted by Highmay what do you think of that rookie...whats his name again??

On the Mets? Mike Jacobs? Well... his nickname throughout his Minor League career has been "Jake the Rake." The kid can hit. There's no doubt about that. If given the opportunity to play everyday for a few years, he'd probably be a .270/.340/.530 type of guy. However, his defense is suspect. He's played a pretty good first base so far for the Mets, but I haven't heard good things about him. He used to be a catcher and he was a mix between Posada and Piazza's worst qualities (Posada's passed balls and Piazza's terrible CS %), so his future is either 1B or DH. He does have one of the sexiest swings I've ever seen. I still don't get why no right handed hitter has a beautiful swing. Only lefties. Weird.

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Originally posted by Shamez214 On the Mets? Mike Jacobs? Well... his nickname throughout his Minor League career has been "Jake the Rake." The kid can hit. There's no doubt about that. If given the opportunity to play everyday for a few years, he'd probably be a .270/.340/.530 type of guy. However, his defense is suspect. He's played a pretty good first base so far for the Mets, but I haven't heard good things about him. He used to be a catcher and he was a mix between Posada and Piazza's worst qualities (Posada's passed balls and Piazza's terrible CS %), so his future is either 1B or DH. He does have one of the sexiest swings I've ever seen. I still don't get why no right handed hitter has a beautiful swing. Only lefties. Weird.

ever see A-Rod's swing in a profile?? it's very beautiful...but after thinking about it for a minute, that's the best i can think of...maybe juan gonzalez in his prime...i always liked his swing...

I still don't get why no right handed hitter has a beautiful swing. Only lefties. Weird. [/QUOTE]

I like troy glaus's

al leiter has a sweet lefty swing

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Originally posted by trunks1022 al leiter has a sweet lefty swing

gLAVINE TOO

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Originally posted by Highmay ever see A-Rod's swing in a profile?? it's very beautiful...but after thinking about it for a minute, that's the best i can think of...maybe juan gonzalez in his prime...i always liked his swing...

But... compare Alex Rodriguez' swing to Ken Griffey. Or Eric Chavez. There's no comparison. I actually hate Rodriguez' swing, to be honest.

For example... look at Carlos Beltran. A switch hitter. He's a natural Right-Handed hitter. But his lefty swing is GORGEOUS... his righty swing, bland and boring.

I just find it strange...

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Originally posted by TranceHater I still don't get why no right handed hitter has a beautiful swing. Only lefties. Weird.

lefties naturally pull the ball (i know i'm one) thats why a lefthanded batter always has trouble hitting against left hand pitching. But since the majority of pitching is right handed, lefthanded batters tend to see the ball better comin out of a righty. The problem with almost all left handed batters is their front shoulder always tends to open up to 1st base inorder to see the ball (when a left handed pitcher is throwing). This gives anything on the inside half of the plate pretty much home run territory. Any batter that commits to opening their hips in turn opens up their front shoulder will be detrimental on the inside half. You rarely see lefties hitting to the opposite field with power (w/exceptions). With right handed batters its different (don't know not a righty) but it seems that outside pitches to righties allows them to extend their arms versus going short to the ball on an inside pitch.

So you see why a natural lefthanded swing is pretty nice, majority of them live on the inside pitches. Thus in turn opening up the front shoulder and rotating the hips into the swing. That all in one motion by most left handed batters pretty much describes a beautiful swing. (1) short compact swing through the zone (2)rotate hips (3)open front shoulder (4)finish high. where as you see a right handed batter isn't so much dependant on the inner half of the plate. It's more of a longer swing with extended arms. another reason why pitching in to right handed hitters is allowable. you aren't as scared to throw inside as a righty would to a lefty.

And alittle myth about pitching and hitting, a really good pitcher is a really good hitter, a really good hitter is a really good pitcher. How, since you know (study) the swing of batters, you know how to pitch to them better. And as a batter, if you know release points in relative to the type of pitch you already have a 10% advantage. I've been told this since I was a kid, baseball is 90% mental 10% physical. Besides natural talent and size, smarts takes you a whole way. One prime example of this (even though he was a met) is John Franco. I can say he's one pitcher that knows the game inside out, I practiced with him in the summer of 97 at our summer workup sundays. Great guy....

But Brian... even with all that, I've yet to see 1 beautiful right handed swing. I mean... there's gotta be a hand full somewhere, right?

In anycase, King Felix is actually human:

7.0 IP
7 H
3 R
1 BB
8 K

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Originally posted by Shamez214 But Brian... even with all that, I've yet to see 1 beautiful right handed swing. I mean... there's gotta be a hand full somewhere, right? In anycase, King Felix is actually human: 7.0 IP 7 H 3 R 1 BB 8 K

it's just the natural ability of left handed verse right handed. left handed batters are glorified since their swing is so natural ie: the fundamentals of swinging at an inside pitch. not so with right handed batters since right handed hitters like the ball in the middle outside half of the plate where they can extend their arms. It's completely true, a home run to a lefty is like a big pull shot (ie: bernie williams the other night both inside bitches both hit to RF). You won't see a right handed hitter pull the ball like a left handed pitcher. Classic right handed power house, Mark McGuire, he'll hit bombs to center and right center field but he'll hit liners ala gary sheffield to right. The "swoop" or "swish" of a swing is when the body and the swing are in one (usually when you turn on an inside pitch). you don't swoop or swish to the opposite field, you stay compact and drive through the zone to the opposite field. That's why alot of righties don't have that "butter" swing. That always beautiful swing, they are more of an outisde extend your arms and power through the ball hitters. The only left handed batter that I've seen with power to all fields and the most feared on the inside plate is Bonds. Ortiz? Still no match in my opinion, he's pitchable if you can get him to hit your pitch...that's the way i see it.

Dont look now the yanks are on a roll, they look like the pre 2002 teams with this comeback today. Can Shef be anymore clutch?

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Originally posted by TranceHater Dont look now the yanks are on a roll, they look like the pre 2002 teams with this comeback today. Can Shef be anymore clutch?

Yes. He could get an RBI hit everytime he's up with the game on the line.

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Originally posted by Shamez214 Yes. He could get an RBI hit everytime he's up with the game on the line.

well I guess hes just not Manny..

You know, when Giambi is on... hes fucking deadly.

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Originally posted by TranceHater well I guess hes just not Manny..

Who is?

Sheffield perhaps?

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Originally posted by Mebot Sheffield perhaps?

You do realize that this started because of Sheffield, right? Hah!

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Originally posted by Shamez214 Who is?

TED WILLIAMS WAS A DECENT PLAYER IN HIS TIME

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Originally posted by TranceHater TED WILLIAMS WAS A DECENT PLAYER IN HIS TIME

He's no Manny, though.

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Originally posted by Shamez214 He's no Manny, though.

Manny;s by leaps and bounds a better leftfielder

So I've heard. Defense is overrated though when you hit like they can.

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