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1. Melo's Love Handles (NJ) Posted: August 10, 2006 at 01:25 PM (#2135065)He may have just had a lot of trouble getting out of the box, or didn't run hard at first, or he's playing hurt...but if 4.6 is the best he can do you can kiss the SB's goodbye.
Don't most teams have extensive video dept's now? If what Albert says is true -- I don't know enough about the mechanics of a swing to know, but it's pretty convincing -- how can A-Rod and/or his coaches not have spotted this?
He may have just had a lot of trouble getting out of the box, or didn't run hard at first, or he's playing hurt...but if 4.6 is the best he can do you can kiss the SB's goodbye.
Then with his .733 SB Pct., he sure must know how to read the pitchers. Plenty of speedy RH hitters hit into lots of DP's, and all it means is that they're not quick out of the box after a hard swing and followthrough. It doesn't necessarily translate into any other facet of play.
Norcan, the weight gain was preceding '05. I heard no such stories preceding this season and he actually doesn't look as big this year as he did last, at least to me.
exactly
Me too. Andruw swing has become so ridiculous this year, his back knee ends up on the ground half the time. Not that I'm complaining, it's obviously working for him. The home run he off of Chan Ho in Petco this year that almost hit the scoreboard was about the hardest hit ball I've ever seen.
I'm not saying it's definitely the weight that's caused A-rod to struggle but from last season to this season, one of the biggest changes has been the 20 pounds he gained over the offseason and with him looking slower in different areas, I wonder if the weight gain has anything to do with it.
Do you have a link that shows where it says A-Rod put on weight between '05 and '06 because I know of no such talk.
The broken bat homerun the other day was pretty incredible.
I saw a quick replay of Andruw's broken bat HR and was impressed that it went to dead center. But I'm less impressed because the last person I saw hit a broken bat HR was Juan Uribe - not exactly a big time power hitter (although not a slouch)
Robert-
you're right about Andruw's swing this year. I think it is so hilarious and an incredible feat of knee and ankle flexibilty. He ends up leaning back so far (but it happens well after contact and does not have the effect as seen in Giles or A-Rod) it looks like he is about to use the catcher as a recliner. And not only does he get his back knee to nearly touch the ground, he does it while the inside of his back foot and ankle is nearly touch the gound also. give that a try
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