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How would Ted Williams do in today's game?
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:06 pm
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:06 pm
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Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:07 pm to 308
He’d be head and shoulders above the rest
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:08 pm to 308
Poorly. Heads are vital to todays game.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:09 pm to 308
a DAMN good DH and occasional of
shite love to have him on the Astros
shite love to have him on the Astros
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:10 pm to SammyTiger
I knew there would be some comedians chiming in. 
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:17 pm to 308
With the shift banned? Yeah he'd do alright
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:19 pm to hg
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He’d be head and shoulders above the rest
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:23 pm to ReauxlTide222
He'd be the best player in the game, just like he was in the 1940s and 50s.
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:26 pm to Jack Ruby
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He'd be the best player in the game, just like he was in the 1940s and 50s.
He never saw a 92 mph slider
This post was edited on 12/27/22 at 11:27 pm
Posted on 12/27/22 at 11:31 pm to 308
He be asking “we have Japanese players?”.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 12:04 am to foosball
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He never saw a 92 mph slider
Think about it this way. How many 90 MPH breaking balls do you think Major League hitters saw in high school or college? Pretty much zero, right? Yet all of them were able to adjust to be able to hit them. When you’re a top notch hitter, you get used to the additional velo and spin rate of pitches and learn how to hit them when you see it enough. Otherwise, there will never be any hitters who will be able to go from playing high school or college ball to the Major Leagues.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 12:08 am to foosball
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He never saw a 92 mph slider
This is true.
But he also didn't have a strike zone the size of a nickel. Back then, it was knees to chest and width of the plate.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 12:17 am to 308
About .350
Posted on 12/28/22 at 12:33 am to thegambler
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This is true.
But he also didn't have a strike zone the size of a nickel. Back then, it was knees to chest and width of the plate.
You think people didn't throw heat back then? You're a dumbass if you do. Now stand in there with a much larger strike zone, pitchers than don't give a shite about hitting you and a fricking ball cap for a helmet. Mf'ers were full on body armor to the plate now. Y'all forget that Ted would have access to all the modern training, nutrition etc. and wouldn't have gone to fight in Korea during his prime. Anybody shitting on Ted Williams needs to sit out any further baseball talks.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 1:17 am to foosball
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He never saw a 92 mph slider
Bob Feller threw over 100mph.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 1:23 am to 308
Ted would hit .400 in today's game. He was incredibly talented, great eyesight and if he had all the scouting reports, video, full body armor at the plate etc, I think he would do exceptionally well.
He was big on being mentally prepared for at-bats back then. I imagine with video and such, he would have been very difficult for pitchers to deal with.
Many regard his 'Science of Hitting' to still be the single best resource on hitting ever made.
I wish I had a copy of that book back when I played.
He was big on being mentally prepared for at-bats back then. I imagine with video and such, he would have been very difficult for pitchers to deal with.
Many regard his 'Science of Hitting' to still be the single best resource on hitting ever made.
I wish I had a copy of that book back when I played.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 2:22 am to 308
Defrost him and find out
Posted on 12/28/22 at 5:15 am to foosball
He once told a former pitcher that he could actually see exactly where the bat was making contact with the ball. The pitcher didn't believe him so they went to a park and the pitcher threw his best stuff for Williams to hit. Williams lathered up his bat extra heavy with pine tar and when he made contact with a pitch he told the pitcher one seam, two seams, or no seams. The pitcher would then get the ball and look where the pine tar was on the ball. William's hit ten pitches and called every one correctly. I don't think a 92 mph slider would cause him any problems.
Posted on 12/28/22 at 5:16 am to 308
Well he's dead, so not that well I would assume
Posted on 12/28/22 at 5:25 am to Falco
Doesn't his family want to reincarnate him someday?
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