Comments on: War on strikeouts continued at the Union-Tribune http://thesacrificebunt.com/177/war-on-strikeouts-continued-at-the-union-tribune/ Padres bloggin' since 2007 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:13:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Melvin Nieves http://thesacrificebunt.com/177/war-on-strikeouts-continued-at-the-union-tribune/comment-page-1/#comment-396 Melvin Nieves Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:55:33 +0000 http://thesacrificebunt.com/?p=177#comment-396 Thanks for your comment Rich. You're right, the guys you mentioned without striking out. However, if the names you mentioned are the exception, most hitters have a lot to prove before they can get to that point. Thanks for your comment Rich.

You’re right, the guys you mentioned without striking out. However, if the names you mentioned are the exception, most hitters have a lot to prove before they can get to that point.

]]> By: Rich Campbell http://thesacrificebunt.com/177/war-on-strikeouts-continued-at-the-union-tribune/comment-page-1/#comment-394 Rich Campbell Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:51:35 +0000 http://thesacrificebunt.com/?p=177#comment-394 Melvin: The only mistake I see in your article is one I have seen for years as a given... that power hitters HAVE to strike out more. Look up some of the great power hitters. It's just not always the case. Yeah, Mantle and Jackson. But what about Williams, Ruth and Dimaggio... or even (Heaven help me)Barry Bonds. Power doesn not REQUIRE high K numbers... which is not to say that trying for power doesn't raise strikouts. But to say that you can't hit for power without strikeout levels of the type seen recently is simply incorrect. We accept it, therefore nothing is done to fix it. Melvin:

The only mistake I see in your article is one I have seen for years as a given… that power hitters HAVE to strike out more.

Look up some of the great power hitters. It’s just not always the case. Yeah, Mantle and Jackson. But what about Williams, Ruth and Dimaggio… or even (Heaven help me)Barry Bonds.

Power doesn not REQUIRE high K numbers… which is not to say that trying for power doesn’t raise strikouts. But to say that you can’t hit for power without strikeout levels of the type seen recently is simply incorrect. We accept it, therefore nothing is done to fix it.

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