To: raccoonradio
OK, maybe somebody out there can explain why pitchers have such a hard time with hitting? In the American League, they won't even let pitchers hit and in the National League, they keep referring to the "pitcher's spot" like it is some kind of disease or something.
If anything, you'd think pitchers would make the best hitters because they know all about pitching and can probably recognize pitches better than mose.
One of the greatest home run hitters of all time was also a pitcher - Babe Ruth.
1,718 posted on
10/28/2007 7:48:01 PM PDT by
SamAdams76
(I am 30 days away from outliving Freddie Mercury)
To: SamAdams76
Pitcher’s spot, ninth, bottom of the order, it’s all the same.
1,726 posted on
10/28/2007 7:49:05 PM PDT by
darkangel82
(And the band played on....)
To: SamAdams76
Because hitting a major league pitch is a lot harder than it looks. It involves terrific eyesight and quick reflexes and timing and watching video and body control that is very different from pitching and a ton of batting practice.
1,741 posted on
10/28/2007 7:52:22 PM PDT by
GraniteStateConservative
(...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
To: SamAdams76
I think today’s pitchers just worry about pitching and that’s it. Just like throwing 200 innings is a time for celebration.
1,761 posted on
10/28/2007 7:57:32 PM PDT by
cleveland gop
(The drive, the fumble, the shot and now the CHOKE! Vote FDT! Peyton Manning said so!)
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