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In response to "It's a similar problem with baseball and hitting into the shift" by Reagen

In the case of baseball it's not as easy of an adjustment to make. More guys should be looking to push the ball the other way but it's not as

Posted by Krusty (aka Krustylu) Jun 11 '21, 05:58

easy as it sounds.
The pitcher and pitches being thrown affect how you swing and where the ball goes as much as how you swing the bat. There are many more outside forces affecting how you hit the ball than with shooting a free throw.

I do agree that there are things guys can do to try and beat the shift to a point where teams aren't as likely to do it.
But and this is a big but, guys have learned and honed their swing over 10-20 years. Their muscle memory is hard to break and imo, it's natural to pull the ball when you hit. It's much more difficult to go the other way and I can understand why guys are unable to go against the shift.

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It's not that they're unable to do it. They just don't try. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:04 2
- Yeah, I don't think they're taught to hit to all fields. Most guys, especially guys with +power, are taught to maximize that power and that means - Krusty Jun 11, 06:09 1
  - I really don't think they need to change their swing to a great degree. -- (edited) - Inigo Jun 11, 06:24
It's not as cut and dried,I agree. But it wouldn't take much to make teams stop doing it. -- nm - Reagen Jun 11, 06:01 4
- I'm sure if a player focused on going against it he could get teams to stop doing it. The concern would be messing with a players swing. - Krusty Jun 11, 06:05 3
  - I remember a story about Bonds in his first or second season taking BP - Reagen Jun 11, 06:10 2
    - Yeah, that's Bonds. -- nm - Krusty Jun 11, 06:20 1
      - Such a glorious asshole. I love his dgaf attitude. -- nm - Will Hunting Jun 11, 06:29

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