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Originally Posted by Balticfox
Wade Boggs wouldn't agree. I still remember him saying that any of his home runs were mistakes on his part because it meant that he got too far under the ball. I believe Rod Carew would have disagreed as well. And remember Ty Cobb's reply when asked about the home runs Babe Ruth was hitting? "I'd hit more home runs too if they were worth hitting."
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It makes no sense to compare Elly, who has off the charts power, to Wade Boggs and Rod Carew. And Ty Cobb's misunderstanding of analytics shouldn't bear that much weight in this discussion, should it? Telling Elly to adjust his approach to not hit for power isn't like telling Tony Gwynn to not hit for power, it's like telling Mickey Mantle to not hit for power. See the difference?