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Originally Posted by shimozukawa
In Rose's case, it's much simpler: Rose wasn't trying to hit the long ball. He was just trying to hit. Corking his bats would increase his bat speed, which would give him more time to decide whether he wanted to swing at a pitch or not. This, in turn, would increase his propensity for manufacturing a hit out of every at bat. Looking at his stats, I would have to say Rose began corking his bats between 1979-1981. This is when his SLG dropped below his OBP.
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fyi, as regards Rose, the corking accusations are limited to 1985 only. No one has found any corked bats from any other year -- and there are many, many Rose bats in the hobby.