So a couple days ago, I asked Eric Stephen of True Blue LA to ask Carl Crawford about his hitting mechanics and he did so for me, primarily because he’s awesome.
Why, you ask? Because of my article for Baseball Prospectus back in October broaching that exact subject. Basically, I wanted to know if I was right so I could pat myself on the back.
:o
Anyway, he allowed me to publish the convo.
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Are you going back to your style and/or stance from 2010?
CC: “I’m pretty much trying to get back to how I was doing things then.”
“When I got to Boston, my stance was more open. I’m trying to get back to being more square to the pitcher, and my batting stance isn’t as wide. Those are two of the little things I’m trying to focus on.
On Going The Other Way
“Batting more square, more closed, instead of being more open. When I’m open the ball away looks far away, so I’m trying to get more square so everything looks closer to me.”
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I AM A GENIUS!
Seriously though, it’s positive that he’s
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