They’ll probably be favored against saints at home too. At least I would hope so lol.
Most HR hitters are, all power very little finesse
UCLA beat Penn State !
Ohtani is not the only Major Leaguer in this category, it's the nature of the beast in MLB today. Hitters used to choke up on the bat and try to make some contact with two strikes but in today's game they swing from the heels and if they strike out, oh well. I grew up watching hitters like Rod Carew, Pete Rose, Bill Madlock and Tony Gwynn who consistently had batting averages over .300 and on base percentages over .400 who were always on base for the sluggers when they did hit the long ball. Of all of the hitters in MLB who hit 50 home runs this year, only Aaron Judge had a batting average over .300. Many teams don't even have a .300 hitter in their starting lineup today.
That's interesting. I appreciate the context. Admittedly, I hardly ever watxh baseball anymore...just catch the highlights occasionally. But I did watch the Dodgers game last night and was pulling for them, since I have a friend on here who likes them.
My father was a baseball fanatic so I grew up watching my share of baseball and I still keep up with it although like you, I don't watch as much as I used to. I've been a Cubs fan ever since the early eighties when Harry Caray was broadcasting their games. He could make a game entertaining even when nothing was happening on the field. When he would get a few beers in him, there is no telling what would happen.
Baseball was my favorite to play in school athletics and rec leagues (which back in my day was competitive, even in t-ball back then we had a homerun line, kept score and had winners and losers) anyway, as I've gotten older I love to watch baseball as much as any other sport. But man you are correct, it's power and the HR ball in MLB these days. The days of choking up, cutting down on the swing, especially with 2 strikes, is long gone. Small ball, sac hunts, etc is almost gone too.
That wouldn't happen to be Brooks Robinson, the human vacuum cleaner, would it? He and Mark Belanger, who had about a .200 lifetime batting average made up one of the best fielding left side of the infield combinations there ever was. Your father and mine would have gotten along great I believe.
That is correct, it's my middle name (actually wish I went by that name, anyway lol). And yeah it sounds like those two would've gotten along just great. Man what a conversation that would've been to just sit and listen for hours I bet
Barry Bonds, steroids or not, was a better hitter than Ohtani. He was a slugger who did not strike out very much. He would adjust his approach at the plate as the situation dictated. His father Bobby could hit the long ball too but he was more of a free swinger and would fit in great in today's game.
Agree. The 300 averages are long gone…. I was a young boy , but u can add Roberto Clemente as a great hitter. He was perhaps best all around natural hitter I seen. Course Ted Williams will always be know. Be best hitter all time . He could actually read the label off the baseball coming to the plate . He had that good of a eye
Only 1 player in all of the National League finished with a batting average above .300 this year and he was barely above .300 at .304.
Move them to Rock Hill, SC perhaps ?
It's not Bruce's fault just ask twitter
Should be starter
Dowdle got hurt and missed a few plays on the drive looked worse than it was
