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[Icterus galbula]

I've said for years ill GLADLY eat crow if Matt develops into a great hitter. But I'm not ready to get excited...yet.

I'm really hoping you'll have to go full Thenn.

[mweb08]

Yeah, I'm sure you saw this coming.

Didnt say that, but see.my edited post above. It's just not realistic.

Shane Victorino was great after giving up switch hitting last year. It's realistic. Matt had to change something and he did, but it was his stance rather than his switch hitting.

[bnickle]

I don't expect him to be a " great" hitter but this is more than just a hot streak too.

He's consistently making better contact from the left side and it's because the changes have allowed him to have a shorter swing.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I don't expect him to be a " great" hitter but this is more than just a hot streak too.
He's consistently making better contact from the left side and it's because the changes have allowed him to have a shorter swing.

Please don't curse Wieters...

[DJ MC]

Oh. TY Wieters for not listening to the internet hitting coaches who wanted you to stop hitting lefty


Seriously, the perfect example of why you don't do something like that once you get this far in the game.

You're much more likely to turn it around with adjustments vs trying to start seeing pitches coming at you from angles you've never seen in your while baseball life.

 

To be fair, I'm pretty sure you're about two shaky appearances from suggesting Matusz stop pitching lefty

[Pedro Cerrano]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure you're about two shaky appearances from suggesting Matusz stop pitching lefty

This is damn funny.

[bnickle]

Shane Victorino was great after giving up switch hitting last year. It's realistic. Matt had to change something and he did, but it was his stance rather than his switch hitting.

Victorino only did it because of imjury. Not performance related. I assume he's back to switch hitting this year.

Your always going to exhaust all adjustment changes first. Its a complete desperation move .

[mweb08]

Shane Victorino was great after giving up switch hitting last year. It's realistic. Matt had to change something and he did, but it was his stance rather than his switch hitting.

Victorino only did it because of imjury. Not performance related. I assume he's back to switch hitting this year.


Your always going to exhaust all adjustment changes first. Its a complete desperation move .

Actually he's just hitting righty. It's also not really relevant why he changed, what is relevant is that it instantly worked.

[bnickle]

To be fair, I'm pretty sure you're about two shaky appearances from suggesting Matusz stop pitching lefty

Matusz probably would provide us.more value pinch hitting for LOH'NO than pitching.

[The Epic]

...and just like that, the Orioles have the fourth-best record in the AL.

[bnickle]

Actually he's just hitting righty. It's also not really relevant why he changed, what is relevant is that it instantly worked.

No it is relevant because he never planned to do it.


It was a necessity. Just like youre not going to see anyone else do it unless it's desperation or necessity.


Maybe it'll be the next big thing struggling switch hitters do. I doubt it. If only they had internet advisors.

[mweb08]

Well you said it wasn't realistic and I think that's wrong. Also, maybe giving up switch hitting shouldn't be something that only happens if you physically can't really bat from one side any longer. If you suck batting from one side for a long time, try facing same handed pitching from your good side. If it doesn't work out it's not like you've lost much.

[mweb08]

And come on man, you're really going to use "internet advisors" to rip on people? Do you have no self awareness or do you just like to get a rise out of people?