Man I love these guys and how they talk actual baseball! I mean mechanics, personal experiences, and ways for young guys to improve themselves. They never bash a major league player for poor play, they only explain what they see on the field and what approach he is taking. I wish all sports shows were like this.
Astromaniac0788 I totally agree. These guys are amazing for the sport. They explain so much. Breaking down how and why. And all the different guys they have in the studio is awesome. Hitting a major league baseball is said to be the hardest thing in sports and I have to agree and take it further by saying players hitting at their age group or in their league or high school or college ,whatever, is the hardest thing for an athlete to do. I notice how hard it is for my son to stay within the mechanics that work for him. Unintentionally he changes his swing and keeps finding himself in slumps. It's important for kids to identify what is comfortable for them and what works for them and stick to it. The actually swing of a hitter is probably the most delicate skill of any athlete in any sport. More than a golf swing or a jump shot undoubtedly.
awesome graphics J.D is a great hitter i'm not ashamed to admit that as a Yankee fan. i give credit to where it's due he has a simple approach he gets the ball deep and pulls the ball to RF or LF.
Harold Reynolds is spot on here....everyone bats different, and that is a joy of watching the game. Go with what is most natural for YOU....and gets results.
This is what I love about baseball. Grown men hitting off the tee. When you're first learning to play you start at the tee. But the skills are the same. You dont need new expensive training equipment. Bat, ball and tee. Its just so pure. That's why I love baseball.
I liked Mike Lowell as a player. BUT he has missed JD's secret for hitting both outside and inside pitches with power. Manny Ramirez Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams all did it by shifting their foot-work. But last year Arron Judge showed he could do it by moving his hands inside to relocate the focal point of the swing. Notice how JD shifts the location of his hands when he gets an inside pitch,. A lot of slap hitters did this in the old days but not with power. Sometimes it was called "Fighting off the pitch." Judge and JD seem to do this as a matter of intuition although the idiot batting instructors may have stopped Judge from doing it. Now, notice how Lowell mechanically moves his hands into the swing position. This is the way batters of his era hit home runs. What JD and Judge have been doing is new in that it uses old technology in a new way. They relocate their hands BEFORE they start to swing. Lowell starts his swing before he relocates his hands. What Gwynn meant when he said, "Knob to the ball" was: move your hands first. The knob of the bat is in the batter's hand.
I talked to JD once and he told me what he tries to do is play fruit ninja with the ball. His bat is the sword and he's trying to cut the ball in half.
Fenway Park is small. Before owners started killing baseball by building micro-stadiums, Fenway was the smallest park in baseball. It is still the same size - tiny - but now it is about average size.
Fenway was some walls that are close to home plate, but it also has quite deep areas too. The Green Monster and the wall near the Pesky Pole are very close to home plate, but the Triangle, the deepest part of Fenway, is very deep and it has a pretty tall wall too. Basically all of right field besides near the Pesky Pole is actually quite deep, one of the deeper ones in baseball. Fenway is just a very weird ballpark.
Hello Thomas: Center-field in old Yankee stadium was 461 ft. with a 30-foot high fence. Right-center was 427 ft. Left center over 457 ft. Center-field in Fenway is about 390 ft. Left-field in Briggs Stadium Detroit, Forbes Field Pittsburg and center-field in the Polo Grounds New York were all over 440 feet. Center Field in Textile Stadium, the second oldest professional baseball park, was 476 feet from home plate and the unmarked fences in both left and right center were about 650 feet from the plate. The reason modern parks are so tiny is so the muscle-bound goons playing today can hit more home runs to entertain the ignorant fans who never saw a real baseball game and consequently have no idea about what they are missing nor how exciting real baseball used to be. Sorry kid, you missed all the fun!
- Center field is not the deepest part of Fenway Park. The Triangle, which is 420 ft, is the deepest part. The wall there is also pretty tall, which makes it difficult to hit home runs in that spot. - You're only focusing on one side of old Yankees Stadium, and that was pre-renovation Yankees Stadium, which you failed to mention. The other side of old Yankees Stadium was almost as notorious as new Yankees Stadium for the closeness of its porch. You know why it was so close? So that Babe Ruth, who was a lefty, could hit more home runs. Building stadiums in a way to generate more home runs is nothing new. - The Polo Grounds had probably the most ridiculous layout for a baseball field. The foul poles were a mere 279 ft left field and 258 ft right field from home plate. For comparison, the infamous Pesky Pole is 302 ft from home plate. - Other old stadiums built in the same period as Fenway have similar dimensions as today's ballparks. Tiger Stadium (1912) was 340 ft right field, 440 ft center field, and 325 ft right field. Wrigley Field (1914) has the dimensions 355 ft left field, 400 ft center field, and 353 right field. Ebbets Field (1912) had the dimensions 348 ft right field, 395 ft center field, and 297(!) ft right field. The Baker Bowl (1887) had the dimensions 341 ft left field, 408 ft center field, and 280(!) ft right field. For comparison, Chase Field (1998) has the dimensions 330 ft right field, 407 ft center field, and 334 ft right field. The truth is, while baseball parks in the very early years, before they were made out of concrete and steel, sometimes had absurd dimensions, by the 1910's, they had largely taken on the general dimensions used to this day, and sometimes could be even more intimate than they are today. - While old ballparks often had very distant fences, they didn't always mark the field of play. In the 1903 World Series, the Huntington Avenue Grounds, which had very large dimensions, allowed people to spectate from the outfield behind a rope, so the field of play was actually much smaller than the fences made it seem. If you want to talk about cheap hits, if the ball rolled under the rope, it was ruled a ground-rule triple. So even back in the days, no one really cared much at all about the dimensions of the field. - Either way, what should be taken from this is that if you're frustrated with the style of play today, focusing on the stadiums is not worth it.
Good dissertation, kid. You are right. I am angry that baseball has been ripped out of the heart of american culture by pigs whose only concern is squeezing another nickel out of a penny. It is a sad day when soccer on TV is more exciting and interesting than baseball is in real life.
karamazovkid They actually moved the bullpen/RF wall way back a few years ago. It's 420 straight away Center. & green monster turns line drive homers into singles or doubles.
Man I love these guys and how they talk actual baseball! I mean mechanics, personal experiences, and ways for young guys to improve themselves. They never bash a major league player for poor play, they only explain what they see on the field and what approach he is taking. I wish all sports shows were like this.
Astromaniac0788 I totally agree. These guys are amazing for the sport. They explain so much. Breaking down how and why. And all the different guys they have in the studio is awesome. Hitting a major league baseball is said to be the hardest thing in sports and I have to agree and take it further by saying players hitting at their age group or in their league or high school or college ,whatever, is the hardest thing for an athlete to do. I notice how hard it is for my son to stay within the mechanics that work for him. Unintentionally he changes his swing and keeps finding himself in slumps. It's important for kids to identify what is comfortable for them and what works for them and stick to it. The actually swing of a hitter is probably the most delicate skill of any athlete in any sport. More than a golf swing or a jump shot undoubtedly.
He makes some good points!
Yes! You always need another set of eyes (Coaching mentorship) I love how he re-invented himself to unlock his next level potential.
awesome graphics J.D is a great hitter i'm not ashamed to admit that as a Yankee fan. i give credit to where it's due he has a simple approach he gets the ball deep and pulls the ball to RF or LF.
John Pestano As a Giants fan im the same when it comes to Kershaw
John Pestano judge did that in his rookie year.
Mlb network is actually really good and informative. This is an example. As well as when Pedro talks about pitching.
They are truely educational. Harald......... oh
God I love this guy. Great segment
So glad the Sox picked up JD. I can only imagine what could have happened if they got Stanton.
Great analysis guys!
Jd has incredibly pop to right center. He hit it out to the longest part of comerica all the time and now he is doing it in boston
Cabrera is the only other hitter I've seen with power the opposite way like that and they were teammates in Detroit.
He's definitely a better hitter than judge and Stanton.
jeff jefferson he is miles above them. Without Miguel Cabrera who knows what JD would be like today.
not even close + judge is younger
No Name Really, you dont think that .323, 31 HR, and 85 RBIs is better than .283, 26 HR, 61 RBIs or .282, 23 HR, 59 RBIs
@@GunsnRosesfan2012 Miguel Cabrera Saved Him Basically
Great advice. Thanks
Harold Reynolds is spot on here....everyone bats different, and that is a joy of watching the game. Go with what is most natural for YOU....and gets results.
I miss these hitting tips
This is what I love about baseball. Grown men hitting off the tee. When you're first learning to play you start at the tee. But the skills are the same. You dont need new expensive training equipment. Bat, ball and tee. Its just so pure. That's why I love baseball.
It’s about time the powers that be are changing their thought process about the swing and the mental side of producing what works.
JD nailed it too
I liked Mike Lowell as a player. BUT he has missed JD's secret for
hitting both outside and inside pitches with power. Manny Ramirez
Babe Ruth, and Ted Williams all did it by shifting their foot-work. But
last year Arron Judge showed he could do it by moving his hands
inside to relocate the focal point of the swing. Notice how JD shifts
the location of his hands when he gets an inside pitch,. A lot of slap
hitters did this in the old days but not with power. Sometimes it was
called "Fighting off the pitch." Judge and JD seem to do this as a matter
of intuition although the idiot batting instructors may have stopped Judge
from doing it. Now, notice how Lowell mechanically moves his hands
into the swing position. This is the way batters of his era hit home runs.
What JD and Judge have been doing is new in that it uses old
technology in a new way. They relocate their hands BEFORE they start to
swing. Lowell starts his swing before he relocates his hands.
What Gwynn meant when he said, "Knob to the ball" was: move your hands
first. The knob of the bat is in the batter's hand.
I did knob to the ball since I was15. And I learned it from Tony. He taught me how to swing, yet I never met the man.
JD was u underrated in Detroit 🤷🏻♂️
I talked to JD once and he told me what he tries to do is play fruit ninja with the ball. His bat is the sword and he's trying to cut the ball in half.
you need line drive hitters that get more hits and hit above average and hitters that hit for power.
Mike Lowell correction sad swing the knob first then barrel will follow not knob to the ball that is why you could not do it right
YEP
Fenway Park is small. Before owners started killing baseball by building
micro-stadiums, Fenway was the smallest park in baseball. It is still the
same size - tiny - but now it is about average size.
Fenway was some walls that are close to home plate, but it also has quite deep areas too. The Green Monster and the wall near the Pesky Pole are very close to home plate, but the Triangle, the deepest part of Fenway, is very deep and it has a pretty tall wall too. Basically all of right field besides near the Pesky Pole is actually quite deep, one of the deeper ones in baseball.
Fenway is just a very weird ballpark.
Hello Thomas: Center-field in old Yankee stadium was
461 ft. with a 30-foot high fence. Right-center was 427 ft.
Left center over 457 ft. Center-field in Fenway is about 390 ft.
Left-field in Briggs Stadium Detroit, Forbes Field Pittsburg
and center-field in the Polo Grounds New York were all over
440 feet. Center Field in Textile Stadium, the second oldest
professional baseball park, was 476 feet from home plate
and the unmarked fences in both left and right center
were about 650 feet from the plate.
The reason modern parks are so tiny is so the
muscle-bound goons playing today can hit more home runs
to entertain the ignorant fans who never saw a real baseball
game and consequently have no idea about what they are
missing nor how exciting real baseball used to be.
Sorry kid, you missed all the fun!
- Center field is not the deepest part of Fenway Park. The Triangle, which is 420 ft, is the deepest part. The wall there is also pretty tall, which makes it difficult to hit home runs in that spot.
- You're only focusing on one side of old Yankees Stadium, and that was pre-renovation Yankees Stadium, which you failed to mention. The other side of old Yankees Stadium was almost as notorious as new Yankees Stadium for the closeness of its porch. You know why it was so close? So that Babe Ruth, who was a lefty, could hit more home runs. Building stadiums in a way to generate more home runs is nothing new.
- The Polo Grounds had probably the most ridiculous layout for a baseball field. The foul poles were a mere 279 ft left field and 258 ft right field from home plate. For comparison, the infamous Pesky Pole is 302 ft from home plate.
- Other old stadiums built in the same period as Fenway have similar dimensions as today's ballparks. Tiger Stadium (1912) was 340 ft right field, 440 ft center field, and 325 ft right field. Wrigley Field (1914) has the dimensions 355 ft left field, 400 ft center field, and 353 right field. Ebbets Field (1912) had the dimensions 348 ft right field, 395 ft center field, and 297(!) ft right field. The Baker Bowl (1887) had the dimensions 341 ft left field, 408 ft center field, and 280(!) ft right field. For comparison, Chase Field (1998) has the dimensions 330 ft right field, 407 ft center field, and 334 ft right field. The truth is, while baseball parks in the very early years, before they were made out of concrete and steel, sometimes had absurd dimensions, by the 1910's, they had largely taken on the general dimensions used to this day, and sometimes could be even more intimate than they are today.
- While old ballparks often had very distant fences, they didn't always mark the field of play. In the 1903 World Series, the Huntington Avenue Grounds, which had very large dimensions, allowed people to spectate from the outfield behind a rope, so the field of play was actually much smaller than the fences made it seem. If you want to talk about cheap hits, if the ball rolled under the rope, it was ruled a ground-rule triple. So even back in the days, no one really cared much at all about the dimensions of the field.
- Either way, what should be taken from this is that if you're frustrated with the style of play today, focusing on the stadiums is not worth it.
Good dissertation, kid. You are right. I am angry that baseball
has been ripped out of the heart of american culture by pigs
whose only concern is squeezing another nickel out of a
penny. It is a sad day when soccer on TV is more exciting
and interesting than baseball is in real life.
karamazovkid They actually moved the bullpen/RF wall way back a few years ago. It's 420 straight away Center. & green monster turns line drive homers into singles or doubles.
rutgers stadium voice county music
I'd like, but I want to keep it at 69.
Owen Waterman you can like it now. Lol
freddie freeman nl mvp
that's steroids but the big league only makes it test the latin players because there are many who use. steroids that are not Latin
Lol
Not sold on anyone in the past 3 to 5 years.aThey all been cheating.
This year all bets are off, all eyes watching now let’s see what they all can do.