I mean, every hitter in the world wishes they could have that approach but most guys just aren’t wired that way. I love the way Owen plays the game, nothing is robotic, drives the ball to all fields. Just a joy to watch play.
Most guys "just aren't wired" to hit the pitch where it's thrown? I beg to differ. Most young players are taught to do exactly that.
Just because you can make a long a message board post about it, doesn’t make that approach normal. When guys are getting 93-100 mph fastballs with 20 inches of horizontal run, and then also knowing that the guy on the mound has a slider or curveball and then a changeup off of that.. again, 95% has to go to the plate with A plan that isn’t just “hit it where it’s pitched”. It’s not JV baseball. What you’re trying to say isn’t as easy as you mansplained it. But, whatever.. I’m sure you’re actually right.
A long post that you never bothered to address. You just told me many of the things that you know about current, high major baseball--all of which, at some level, are the rationale for the "Moneyball Swing."
It’s not that what you are saying is wrong, 10-15 years ago you’re exactly right. But the game has changed so much, especially on the mound. The average fastball isn’t 90-93 anymore. Most guys have to go to the plate a plan to attack a certain pitch, or quadrant of the plate. The pitching has gotten so much better, the hitters have had no choice but to change the way they attack pitches and ABs. If you are blessed enough with hands that you can go to the plate and just “hit it where it’s pitched” no matter the count or the pitcher, that’s not normal and even if you can do it at this level, it’s going to change at the next level. The pitching is just so so so good right now.
Once he figures out his lower half, there’s a chance Owen plays baseball for a living for a long, long time. For as good as our last 2 center fielders were he’s had the best season of either of them. Vance’s obviously more flashy with the power, but Owen has been just a constant all year. He’s only the THIRD player EVER to have 4 doubles in a NCAA tournament game.
Love Owen but I'm taking Vance. What a luxury that it's even a debate though
That is not what I said, and you know it.
Is his relative lack of incorporating his lower half what sometimes to me, looks like an awkward swing?
Hull's hands are really fast, and, if that is the result of "martial arts training"--a fact that I didn't realize until later in this thread--that could explain why his hands and arms often seem to be a tick ahead of the weight shift in his platform.
I’m talking about board posts months ago when the season started, not in late April, May and June when some folks decided to start paying attention.
Not offense taken. I was the only contrarian, which is why I reacted.
