quote:double-up on the medication...
quote:Originally posted by jemaz:
As I said, Teacherman, prove me wrong. It would be easy to do.
But, then, you would have to be embarassed to be yourself.
By the way, I still think I am correct or you would have acted by now. And, if you did play, your former peers will laugh at you even more for the **** you spew here.
Get the bet right mouth and you'll find out.
Teacherman was a .280 hitter in D3 per his previous postings.
Another hitting instructor who never hit over .300 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
quote:Originally posted by redbird5:
Teacherman was a .280 hitter in D3 per his previous postings.
Not quite right.
What is quite right ????
State the facts
State the facts
Eagle fan, what do you bring to the discussion?......Know anything about hitting?
TNLE
Are you a righthanded or lefthanded hitter?
What is your age"
what is the size of bat?
What is your height and weight?
Is the opposing pitcher LH or RH?
If you are righthanded hitter, do you stand in the same place as the previous batters?
When Harold Baines was hitting, the outfielders played to left center and the infielders played Harold to pull. If the pitch was low in inside Harold would pull.
If the pitch was up, he would hit opposite field.
This is the reason fielders are taught to "read the bat". You may wish to copy Ichiro's
philosophy.
In Spring Training, he closes off right field. Also "rapid fire" soft toss will assist your bat quickness.
The Consultant
Are you a righthanded or lefthanded hitter?
What is your age"
what is the size of bat?
What is your height and weight?
Is the opposing pitcher LH or RH?
If you are righthanded hitter, do you stand in the same place as the previous batters?
When Harold Baines was hitting, the outfielders played to left center and the infielders played Harold to pull. If the pitch was low in inside Harold would pull.
If the pitch was up, he would hit opposite field.
This is the reason fielders are taught to "read the bat". You may wish to copy Ichiro's
philosophy.
In Spring Training, he closes off right field. Also "rapid fire" soft toss will assist your bat quickness.
The Consultant
quote:Originally posted by jemaz:
BlueDog:
I don't need to learn about hitting. My hitting days are long over. Anyway, I think I'll stick to the other guys should I develop an interest, but thanks for the suggestion. And, as I said, Teacherman strikes me as a guy who read a lot of books but never actually did it himself. I'd bet a lot of money on that.
Actually jemaz, teacherman played at a school called truman.I don't know that playing ball at Truman means anything, but it is above high school ball and below most any college and is definitely not pro baseball.After thinking about it for awhile, I would say that he did not hit like any of the players that you mentioned, but he talks a good game, if that counts.
quote:Originally posted by pops:
Actually jemaz, teacherman played at a school called truman.I don't know that playing ball at Truman means anything, but it is above high school ball and below most any college and is definitely not pro baseball.After thinking about it for awhile, I would say that he did not hit like any of the players that you mentioned, but he talks a good game, if that counts.
Not quite right again.
quote:Originally posted by Teacherman:quote:Originally posted by redbird5:
Teacherman was a .280 hitter in D3 per his previous postings.
Not quite right.
I think I might have been generous on the BA. My recollection may be fuzzy but it is a compilation of your previous posts.
This thread is a crackup.
I do not think that the best hitting coach in the world would feel he could do a adequate job with a keyboard. That said, giving sound hitting tips over the net is perfectly fine.
I do not think that the best hitting coach in the world would feel he could do a adequate job with a keyboard. That said, giving sound hitting tips over the net is perfectly fine.
I am in no way defending Teachermans attacks on TR. I feel TR does a great job helping kids and providing them opportunities. He also is very knowledgeable about the game of baseball in my opinion. But having said that I dont think being a good hitting instructor or coach has anything to do with how good you could hit or played the game. I would be willing to bet that there are alot of great hitters that could not teach anyone how to hit. And I know for sure that there are a ton of very good coaches that were not very good players. I was a .333 hitter in HS with wood. There is no doubt I could have added a ton of points to that avg with these metal bats of today. I have basic knowledge of hitting and study it and try all the time to learn as much as I can. It is an ongoing process in my opinion. I listen to everyone that I respect in the game and try to take something positive away with me. But in my opinion I am in no way an expert on teaching hitting. That is why we have a coach that handles all of the hitting instruction. The same goes for pitching. We have a pitching coach that handles all these duties. I am a coach. I specialize in preparing the team. Game situations and evaluation of talent and developing players. I have a good solid understanding of the basic fundementals of hitting pitching throwing fielding etc. I leave the teaching of hitting and pitching to the guys that specialize in that. I could careless what they hit in HS or College or how good a player they are as long as they do a good job of teaching our players. The steady progress of our players over the four year period speaks for itself. But there is no need or usefull purpose to attack anyone that is trying to help a kid. JMO
Where did Eagle fan go?..... 
I'm interested in hearing his hitting theory.....Possibly having a hitting discussion with him......
I'm interested in hearing his hitting theory.....Possibly having a hitting discussion with him......
Coach May, they can't attack Teacherman's hitting discussions because he knows so much, so they attack him personally........It's their mode of operandi..........Yet, they get upset when Teacherman responds to their foolishness........... 
My son attended a college camp this fall and the instructors "changed" his grip with horrible consequences - the type described in your original message. The camp instructors had him grip the bat with the fingers of his top and and cup or lay back his wrists of the top hand. This led to his bat head dragging which, in turn, caused him to start opening his hips too quickly to make up for the dragging bat.
He recently went back to his old grip - loose top hand with the bat laying in the groove between his thumb and index finger. A much quicker swing. He hit one out of a high school field today - 330 feet - as an 8th grader.
Just my two cents. It worked for my son.
He recently went back to his old grip - loose top hand with the bat laying in the groove between his thumb and index finger. A much quicker swing. He hit one out of a high school field today - 330 feet - as an 8th grader.
Just my two cents. It worked for my son.