Andrew Benintendi raises avg 100 PT's and gore from 1 to 20 HR.. Why??

Yes for ReallyClark he did work out and put on muscle so let's get the "captain obvious" rebuttals out of the way.

Can anyone that watched Arkansas game yesterday elaborate on the real difference in this year and last? Why did he all of a sudden become a hitting machine? This is an open topic but the answer to this question will further explain our hitting problems. It suggests a lack of something very important to the game of baseball. I will let everyone ponder but his changes stem from the very area where I learned how to hit and read the pitches/pitchers.

Per this board, jumps in hitting statistics like that can only be explained by steroids. So Benintendi gotta be juicing **

Mainly because he was always a talented hitter, but he was one year older, wiser and more developed. Spare us all the idiotic explanations of hitting mechanics. You wannabes take this stuff too seriously, it's much simpler than you want it to be.

The guy batted .564 with 12 bombs and was Ohio POY his senior year of high school. He didn't get 'coached up' suddenly, his talent was always there. You know who had similar high school numbers? Reid Humphreys.

You and Smitty are the most argumentative and annoying baseball posters I have ever witnessed. I personally think you're just trying to prove something to yourselves.

Possibly:

1. Went to Deggs' summer camp on "Best Supplements for Hitting"?
2. Went to Godwin's summer camp on "Best Practices bat rolling BBCORs"?

It helps having a coach that doesn't tell the players and media that the balls are not going to fly out of their home ballpark.

Pre load hand position!!!!

What do I win?!?!?

It has to be his bat. From what I've gathered on this board, that can be the only explanation.

That and he doesn't bunt.*

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

It helps having a coach that doesn't tell the players and media that the balls are not going to fly out of their home ballpark.

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Why do you insist on ignoring facts? On average, balls do not leave DNF as much as others. This can't be challenged.

He changed the way he grips the bat?

Preload hand position ?!?!

I know what it really was...he spent time pounding fuzz and Busch lights with legendary coach Kent Murphy..coach Murphy didn't have to teach him anything..his awesomeness was absorbed by benintendi

I don't disagree with you, but a lot of hitting is your mental approach and having someone tell you that you can't do something probably doesn't help the cause.

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

I don't disagree with you, but a lot of hitting is your mental approach and having someone tell you that you can't do something probably doesn't help the cause.

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In the minds of ******s maybe. If you want to argue that we've apparently recruited a bunch of those, I won't argue about that.

For every person this nonsense "holds back", there is another one it pisses off and makes better. It's what's so funny about the "one size fits all" approach to a portion of our fanbase

He got Lasik surgery last summer.

Per a player on our team, Cohen tells the guys to "flick" the ball through the middle of the infield. Had him tell me that to my face. That's not an aggressive approach. That's not a power approach. I'm a Cohen guy, but our baseball coaches at MSU are not above criticism. Some people really get butt hurt on here.

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

I'm a Cohen guy, but our baseball coaches at MSU are not above criticism. Some people really get butt hurt on here.

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Of course they aren't. Just use actual facts when you criticize. You know you were wrong because now you have started the name-calling.

By the way, I have heard the same about Cohen pushing for up the middle hitting. I don't know how true it is, though, so I won't criticize anyone for it. It may be a good strategy for all I know.

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Originally Posted by 5 Star

Of course they aren't. Just use actual facts when you criticize. You know you were wrong because now you have started the name-calling.

By the way, I have heard the same about Cohen pushing for up the middle hitting. I don't know how true it is, though, so I won't criticize anyone for it. It may be a good strategy for all I know.

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If he does say this, it's probably only to certain players and at certain times. He clearly didn't tell Renfroe to flick it up the middle.

If a guy is slumping and trying to turn on everything, that can be good advice to just see the bag hit the ball and gain some confidence.

Sounds like a good strategy if you plan on stealing a lot of bases and hit and run to make up for lack of xbh.

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Originally Posted by RougeDawg

Yes for ReallyClark he did work out and put on muscle so let's get the "captain obvious" rebuttals out of the way.

Can anyone that watched Arkansas game yesterday elaborate on the real difference in this year and last? Why did he all of a sudden become a hitting machine? This is an open topic but the answer to this question will further explain our hitting problems. It suggests a lack of something very important to the game of baseball. I will let everyone ponder but his changes stem from the very area where I learned how to hit and read the pitches/pitchers.

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I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the answer is "he started gripping, standing, and swinging the way Rougedawg has been screaming at his TV & computer all year"?

I know that answer is wrong, but it is undoubtedly what you're looking for, and what you're going to tell us somewhere later in this thread.

Amirite?

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Originally Posted by RougeDawg

Yes for ReallyClark he did work out and put on muscle so let's get the "captain obvious" rebuttals out of the way.

Can anyone that watched Arkansas game yesterday elaborate on the real difference in this year and last? Why did he all of a sudden become a hitting machine? This is an open topic but the answer to this question will further explain our hitting problems. It suggests a lack of something very important to the game of baseball. I will let everyone ponder but his changes stem from the very area where I learned how to hit and read the pitches/pitchers.

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You are going to call me out as captain obvious? When have I ever rebutted your idiotic hitting diatribes with just obvious stuff. If anything I type way too much and its not all obvious. Especially for you. How bout you stick on what you said prior post weeks ago, not commenting on hitting fundamentals since we know you don't have a clue but are just a condescending amateur. Stick with that and don't call me out, spend time learning real fundamentals of a swing. If you are teaching swings, which I would be shocked if you do. Which leads to if you know so much go teach and let's see what your hitters can do.

He could hit in high school with power. He had 12 hr his senior. He needed refinement and adjustment to the SEC pitching. We had a little discussion on him the other day. I was actually surprised he didn't have more HR his first year but the potential was there. But he has turned in a great year. Really turned it up.

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

Per a player on our team, Cohen tells the guys to "flick" the ball through the middle of the infield. Had him tell me that to my face. That's not an aggressive approach. That's not a power approach. I'm a Cohen guy, but our baseball coaches at MSU are not above criticism. Some people really get butt hurt on here.

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This claim is never addressed from the Cohen bootlickers

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Originally Posted by RougeDawg

Yes for ReallyClark he did work out and put on muscle so let's get the "captain obvious" rebuttals out of the way.

Can anyone that watched Arkansas game yesterday elaborate on the real difference in this year and last? Why did he all of a sudden become a hitting machine? This is an open topic but the answer to this question will further explain our hitting problems. It suggests a lack of something very important to the game of baseball. I will let everyone ponder but his changes stem from the very area where I learned how to hit and read the pitches/pitchers.

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He finally got a gold card to GNC

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Originally Posted by Jacksondevildog

Per a player on our team, Cohen tells the guys to "flick" the ball through the middle of the infield. Had him tell me that to my face. That's not an aggressive approach. That's not a power approach. I'm a Cohen guy, but our baseball coaches at MSU are not above criticism. Some people really get butt hurt on here.

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I've heard the exact same thing from people on the team.

He lived with you all summer?

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Originally Posted by 5 Star

Mainly because he was always a talented hitter, but he was one year older, wiser and more developed. Spare us all the idiotic explanations of hitting mechanics. You wannabes take this stuff too seriously, it's much simpler than you want it to be.

The guy batted .564 with 12 bombs and was Ohio POY his senior year of high school. He didn't get 'coached up' suddenly, his talent was always there. You know who had similar high school numbers? Reid Humphreys.

You and Smitty are the most argumentative and annoying baseball posters I have ever witnessed. I personally think you're just trying to prove something to yourselves.

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Excellent and accurate. Also he had hand surgery which he recovered fully from.

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Originally Posted by 5 Star

By the way, I have heard the same about Cohen pushing for up the middle hitting. I don't know how true it is, though, so I won't criticize anyone for it. It may be a good strategy for all I know.

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That is what I always taught as a 2-strike approach- dont pull off the ball and think gap to gap. Keeps you from getting amped and being fooled by offspeed. I cant even fathom that being our overall philosophy at the plate.

Funny this use the middle of the field talk comes up. Guess nobody was watching the glorious o'sullivan talk about why his team had such a big 4th inning, and I paraphrase,( because we started trying to use the middle of the field and quit trying to pull the ball) it's a common coaching theme except when we use it.

The common theme is not flicking the ball and hitting a medium ground ball and using our dynamic speed to beat out an infield single. Staying through the middle in an approach is fine, but trying to hit a sand wedge fade ground ball is not.

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Funny this use the middle of the field talk comes up. Guess nobody was watching the glorious o'sullivan talk about why his team had such a big 4th inning, and I paraphrase,( because we started trying to use the middle of the field and quit trying to pull the ball) it's a common coaching theme except when we use it.

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I've been told that in batting practice Cohen has a points system for each swing. In this points system a ball that hits off the L screen, regardless of how hard it is hit, has a higher value than a line drive off the left field wall. Teaching hitters to hit the ball up the middle is pretty much a universal hitting philosophy in baseball, as it should be. But its a problem to me when getting shafted and hitting a floater into the L screen is rewarded more than drilling the ball. It sends the wrong message to the hitters and doesn't encourage them to take aggressive swings.

Using the middle of the field and everyone try to swing like Ichiro are not the same.

It's well established Cohen and crew are not on SEC level offensively. We at least have a track record of success with Butch, overall pitching has been good. Overall hitting has not.

People on this board will swear that you are lying, but that is 100% fact.

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I've been told that in batting practice Cohen has a points system for each swing. In this points system a ball that hits off the L screen, regardless of how hard it is hit, has a higher value than a line drive off the left field wall. Teaching hitters to hit the ball up the middle is pretty much a universal hitting philosophy in baseball, as it should be. But its a problem to me when getting shafted and hitting a floater into the L screen is rewarded more than drilling the ball. It sends the wrong message to the hitters and doesn't encourage them to take aggressive swings.

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Using the middle of the field and everyone try to swing like Ichiro are not the same.

It's well established Cohen and crew are not on SEC level offensively. We at least have a track record of success with Butch, overall pitching has been good. Overall hitting has not.

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Correct and we aren't teaching everyone to hit like ichiro either. Our hitting wasn't up to par, neither was our pitching, with that said you don't know jack shit about either.

Homedawg never misses a chance to promote the genius of Cohen

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Originally Posted by WeWonItAll(Most)

I've been told that in batting practice Cohen has a points system for each swing.

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Ron Polk was doing this 30 years ago

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Originally Posted by Coach34

Ron Polk was doing this 30 years ago

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The thing isn't the points system. It's how the things are valued in Cohens system

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Originally Posted by Smitty

The thing isn't the points system. It's how the things are valued in Cohens system

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Also lifted directly from Polk.

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Homedawg never misses a chance to promote the genius of Cohen

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You are incorrect there was no promotion there. It was strictly saying how you don't know jack shit. Stop deflecting from yourself.

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You are incorrect there was no promotion there. It was strictly saying how you don't know jack shit. Stop deflecting from yourself.

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You're homedawg? Maybe that is known, sorry if I'm behind.

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You're homedawg? Maybe that is known, sorry if I'm behind.

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No

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You are incorrect there was no promotion there. It was strictly saying how you don't know jack shit. Stop deflecting from yourself.

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This.

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Originally Posted by Smitty

Homedawg never misses a chance to promote the genius of Cohen

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Your response shows you know nothing. I simply said we didn't teach everyone to hit like ichiro. Which clearly isnt true. I say our hitting nor our pitching was up to par- you say I run to defend Cohen. How? I said we weren't good? We have to be better!!! Period. I'd love to be locked in a room w you to talk baseball- I'd have a field day w your ass. And absolute field day.

Partially true, coach Polk had a point system for each swing during a game. He didn't have one for batting practice. Just for clarification