Day 6 in the Void - imitate a good hitter
In our efforts of learning how to hit like a major league hitter, there's no better place to start than by watching the very best of the hitters in the MLB. Every year Louisville Slugger presents what they call the Silver Slugger awards. These are awarded to those voted to have the most outstanding offensive season in the prior year by league per position. Here's the list of this year's award winners. Find pictures and/or videos of these hitters as a very first place to learn how to hit like a major leaguer.
| 2005 Silver Slugger Award winners | ||
| American League |  |
National League |
| 1B - Mark Teixeira, TEX 2B - Alfonso Soriano, TEX 3B - Alex Rodriguez, NYY SS - Miguel Tejada, BAL OF - Vladimir Guerrero, LAA OF - Manny Ramirez, BOS OF - Gary Sheffield, NYY C - Jason Varitek, BOS DH - David Ortiz, BOS |
1B - Derrek Lee, CHC 2B - Jeff Kent, LAD 3B - Morgan Ensberg, HOU SS - Felipe Lopez, CIN OF - Andruw Jones, ATL OF - Miguel Cabrera, FLA OF - Carlos Lee, MIL C - Michael Barrett, CHC P - Jason Marquis, STL | |
| Complete 2005 coverage | All time winners > | ||
Sometimes I watch Vlad Guerrero hit and I think I'd hurt myself if I tried to emulate him... It's definately not your text book smooth swing.
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The thing I learned by watching Vlad, along with Mike Piazza, is how to hit a low pitch. For both of them, the really low pitch, like off of their shoe tops!
They aren't afraid to swing like a golf swing for the low ones. I've never seen anyone hit it as hard and as far from pitches that low than those two guys.
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in other words, a bad pitch....
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