Quote Originally Posted by archdog View Post
When we say go the other way, we are talking about home runs. We are talking right center gap. Every single player should think gap on all outside pitches. Make a damn art form out of it. We should be daring pitchers to pitch us outer half. Instead we try to pull everything. Chance and Mersh are the only two that looks to go the other way. And Larry I suppose.

Larry has been swinging with ill intent since got back in the lineup. No more chip type swings. He really has done well as of late.
Exactly. There is a perception that to hit home runs you have to pull the ball. IMO you hit more if you use the whole field because it makes you more difficult to pitch to and therefore you get more balls to hit because you are able to handle more pitches.