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Lurch

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Nice Bagwell article
« on: July 27, 2009, 10:50:32 am »
...despite the goofy headline, a good catch-up on #5.  Be sure to read the Q&A down the side, too.
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Interesting the multiple comments on spin.  I didn't realize batters paid that much attention to the spin they placed on a ball.  In golf, backspin is the killer of distance, but for Bagwell, the intentional introduction of backspin to his hits is what allowed him to hit further than he had in the minors
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Re: Nice Bagwell article
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2009, 10:53:32 am »
Quote from: Lurch on July 27, 2009, 10:50:32 am
...despite the goofy headline, a good catch-up on #5.  Be sure to read the Q&A down the side, too.

I had completely missed the Q&A.  Thanks for the heads-up.
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Re: Nice Bagwell article
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2009, 11:00:24 am »
“Jeff Bagwell has more baseball intelligence than anybody I’ve ever been around,” Astros first baseman Lance Berkman said. “In my opinion, he’s the best Astro ever. Best player. Great ambassador for how to play the game.”

Amen.
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