Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
October 19, 2008
Less Practice Makes Perfect

Joe Maddon credits B.J. Upton's post-season success to fewer batting practice swings:

"We've cut back on the number of swings at batting practice and I think that's helped. You've got a stronger guy right now getting the bat out a lot better," said Maddon, whose viewpoint carries a lot of weight since he's seen Upton play on a daily basis and knows a tender shoulder was plaguing the 24-year-old righthanded hitter.

"The first half of the season, most of the balls [Upton hit] were heading over to the right side of second base. Now, you're starting to see the ball in the left-center gap, which is what he did last year when he hit all those home runs."

This makes sense if the injury causes Upton's shoulder to fatigue faster.


Posted by David Pinto at 09:41 AM | Players | TrackBack (0)
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