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Posted By: identify7

Pennsylvania Ted: Williams was one of the best hitters ever, everyone knows that. We were lucky enough to be able to watch his career. He was also a heck of a sportsman, patriot and charitable individual.

He was also a thick head. He had some success in overpowering the shift. He likely would have had greater success learning to hit to left.

His fielding competence left a lot to be desired.

Of course, none of this detracts from my initial statements about Williams. But there is no way that Ted Williams could put together a lifetime batting average of .377.

Any more than the Yankees had the greatest 1-2 punch in Mantle and Berra that we have seen in our lifetime. I suggest to you that in the fifties alone, both Brooklyn and Milwaukee had better 1-2, 1,2-3 etc punches than them pansies from the Bronx.

Sincerely only submitted to get your goat, but you do push the envelope a bit.

Gil