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Steve Gilbert‏Verified account@SteveGilbertMLB 12s13 seconds ago
Zack Greinke has reported to Salt River Fields this morning. #Dbacks

 

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Diamondbacks’ Zack Greinke reports to Spring Training

http://arizonasports.com/story/1841625/diamondbacks-zack-greinke-reports-to-spring-training/

 

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[Shaggy]

Does Alex Avila have compromising photos of Mike Hazen?

I guess as I'm shocked he's still on the roster.

 

[GatorAZ]

Good luck at 3B...

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It's true. Hitting a round ball with a round bat, where 1/8 of an inch difference at the contact point could be the difference between hitting a line drive and a popup.

Especially with the emphasis on "lift" as it has been. Swinging somewhat vertically at a ball coming in at 90+ mph mostly horizontally makes it even tougher. The contact point has to be perfect.

A few years ago, I swung in an indoor batting cage and thought, "Piece of cake!" It wasn't a piece of cake. I was reminded how I had to commit as the ball was leaving the machine. You can't just stand there and watch it floating up, even at, what, 60-70 mph.

Especially when you take into account hitters' different skill levels of eye/hand coordination. And playing in everything from humid 90° degree temperatures down to the 40's.

It is why 3-out-of-ten is considered successful.

 

[BC867]

And nowadays, even batters who get hits one of out every four times ... or even weak hitting Shortstops and Catchers trying to stay above one out of every five ... get paid millions of dollars.

 

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And nowadays, even batters who get hits one of out every four times ... or even weak hitting Shortstops and Catchers trying to stay above one out of every five ... get paid millions of dollars.

Lower the mound!!!


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[BC867]

Lower the mound!!!

But then starting pitchers would average four innings per start. Fifty years ago, complete games were expected.

My responses were to the point that hitting a baseball is the hardest thing to do in sports.

Still, it has been that way right from the start and it worked fine for a long time.

 

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