Kevin Seizter took over as batting coach for the Diamondbacks this year, and is getting positive reviews. This article, however, doesn't go far enough as to why Seitzer is so good. For example:

Outfielder Dave Krynzel was hitting off a tee one morning early in spring training when he barely mis-hit a ball, the noise echoing off the bat slightly different. Then Krynzel heard Kevin Seitzer's voice behind him: "Keep your stomach tight. Don't open up."

Seitzer, the Diamondbacks' new hitting coach, was correct in his diagnosis, but that wasn't what surprised Krynzel.

"He didn't even see it," Krynzel said. "Me and (Tony Clark) look at each other, and we're like: 'Was he even looking at me?' "

I'd love to hear Seitzer explain what he heard, and why he reacted that way. He coached Raul Ibanez privately, and the Mariner posted a career year in 2006. I'd like to hear from Raul just what Seitzer taught him. It sounds like Seitzer is a great combination of pattern recognizer and teacher. He can not only recognize what's wrong with your swing, but can also verbalize it. That sounds like the perfect coach to me.

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