08-27-2020, 05:26 AM
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Guy Bourque
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Montreal Canada
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Originally Posted by steve B
Your second point makes my argument against the first.
Would Ted Williams bat better today? Of course. Fewer double headers, quicker travel, more rest, better physical Training, and not least.... Massive data that the hitters can study about what pitches a pitcher tends to throw when, both historically and recently. And all with video so if a pitcher has a tell about a particular pitch the batter might pick up on it.
(never mind shifts, when one was tried Williams hit the other way. )
Would Trout do as well without the training and data about pitchers? He'd probably be ok, maybe not as good as he is now.
Part of the power of a HR comes from the pitch, some of his HR might fall short.
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Plus hitting a juiced up ball!
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