I was watching Frank Thomas do his ritual in the on-deck circle and that's when this thought hit me, which lead to this discussion; In the great debate over whether or not to use Weighted Baseballs I was wondering if anyone has ever looked at it in this sense.
When you watch a batter in the on deck circle they tend to swing either their bat with a donut on it, or a heavier bat or even a piece of rod cast iron in some cases. They use the same stance and swing that they do when they are at bat, just like how you are supposed to use the same mechanics when one throws a weighted ball. Then when they go up to the plate they are using their normal weighted bat.
How is this any different then when a Pitcher uses a weighted ball prior to either starting a game or in between innings which I know a few do?
Just looking for some thoughts on the subject.
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