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Posted by: BHL (Knight1285@aol.com) on Thu Sep 28 10:14:32 2006

> BHL continues to search for just about anything that will support his PFO theory, however fractured his comparisons may be. Yes BHL…let’s analyze the place-kickers role in fundamental baseball hitting. Now that’s really going to make young “Johnny” a good hitter. “Don’t hit the ball to right Johnny…no matter what…make sure you hit to left, and if you can’t pull a baseball, then you better go in the back-yard and kick a football”
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> Let’s not stop there; how about track & field…where BHL might next choose to compare why distance runners circle a track in a right to left direction. Is it perhaps because most runners are right-handed and the longer they run or walk the more likely they will circle to the left?
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> Now on to golf, where it’s long been recognized that a draw results in more horizontal distance than a fade. Who cares about the shape of the course…just hit a draw all the time…and you’ll be a better golfer!
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> BHL needs to get up from his computer…actually get outside in the fresh air…and jog on over to the neighborhood park. Make sure you bring a bat BHL, and a glove because baseball’s about offense and defense. When you get to the park, look around for a pick-up game…no not with 10-year-olds…but with high-school players or older. Then get into the box and make a bet with the guy on the mound. Tell him to offer up 10 fastball’s on the outer edge, and you’ll pull 8 of them over the fence…thus supporting your theory. Make sure you video-tape the results, and then post same on this site, and we can all finally see what makes you tick...or is it tock…or talk…
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> Jeff M

Hi Jeff M.,

I recognize your sarcasm, but I will answer your question. First, pulling all pitches is a model that I invented, not a ubiquitous truth. Unlike you, I accept other models of hitting. However, note that all comments that I made refer to linear or rotational hitting, not hitting styles.

I have a couple stylistic manuals concerning how to stay on topic that I used to teach to my Freshman class in college. I'll name the book--perhaps it can improve the flaws in your prose.

Best,
BHL

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> > BHL continues to search for just about anything that will support his PFO theory, however fractured his comparisons may be.  Yes BHL…let’s analyze the place-kickers role in fundamental baseball hitting.  Now that’s really going to make young “Johnny” a good hitter.  “Don’t hit the ball to right Johnny…no matter what…make sure you hit to left, and if you can’t pull a baseball, then you better go in the back-yard and kick a football”  
> > 
> > Let’s not stop there; how about track & field…where BHL might next choose to compare why distance runners circle a track in a right to left direction.  Is it perhaps because most runners are right-handed and the longer they run or walk the more likely they will circle to the left? 
> > 
> > Now on to golf, where it’s long been recognized that a draw results in more horizontal distance than a fade.  Who cares about the shape of the course…just hit a draw all the time…and you’ll be a better golfer! 
> > 
> > BHL needs to get up from his computer…actually get outside in the fresh air…and jog on over to the neighborhood park.  Make sure you bring a bat BHL, and a glove because baseball’s about offense and defense.  When you get to the park, look around for a pick-up game…no not with 10-year-olds…but with high-school players or older.  Then get into the box and make a bet with the guy on the mound.  Tell him to offer up 10 fastball’s on the outer edge, and you’ll pull 8 of them over the fence…thus supporting your theory.  Make sure you video-tape the results, and then post same on this site, and we can all finally see what makes you tick...or is it tock…or talk…
> > 
> > Jeff M
> 
> Hi Jeff M.,
> 
> I recognize your sarcasm, but I will answer your question.  First, pulling all pitches is a model that I invented, not a ubiquitous truth.  Unlike you, I accept other models of hitting.  However, note that all comments that I made refer to linear or rotational hitting, not hitting styles.  
> 
> I have a couple stylistic manuals concerning how to stay on topic that I used to teach to my Freshman class in college.  I'll name the book--perhaps it can improve the flaws in your prose.
> 
> Best,
> BHL

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