Je viens de tomber sur quelques moments forts à la télévision autour de la MLB en 1977. J’ai remarqué que plusieurs frappeurs étaient très étouffés par la batte. Je ne pense pas avoir jamais vu un tel degré de swing court au cours du peu de temps que j’ai passé à regarder la MLB aujourd’hui. Est-ce quelque chose qui est passé de mode ?
Modifier: Ceci est un exemple de ce dont je parle.
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Par Dr_Talon
10 Comments
Also have to think about how different bats where back then
You can’t slug with a choked up grip.
As extra base hits became more important than high batting average, players began taking more power swings.
Yeah it’s interesting especially if you play MLB the Show to look at the different legends swings and how they kinda changed over time.
Shout out Paul Molitor, used his animations for my high contact 2B
‘Billy Ball’ is a really good book about when Billy martin managed in Oakland. About 1980-1982. Totally about this type baseball.
Players choked up to not overswing. High on base percentage was valued. Unless you were a slugger you weren’t expected to hit home runs unlike today with the emphasis on home runs over batting average.
Swings were crazy long back then. Choking up probably still didn’t make those swings close to as short as today’s swings. Go watch Ron Guidry’s 18k game and watch him absolutely blow guys away with 93-94 mph with huge flailing swings.
Had many players hit 3 homers or fewer back then. Now the league will have 3 or fewer of these guys who play regularly. Power equates to scoring
The game has changed, and not necessaily for the better. There is now a stigma attached if you are only a singles hitter. Bat control is easier if you choke up. Guys wanted that in the 70s.
felix milan would blow OP’s mind
The all-time hit leader and the all-time home run leader both choked up on the bat. It’s interesting to me that more don’t do it.