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From: [email protected] (Michael Zimmers)
Subject: Re: Why is Barry Bonds not batting 4th?
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In article [email protected] (John Franjione) writes:
>>As to whether it does him any good to have Bonds behind him, the
>>net.stat.mavens will probably tell you there's no reason that it
>>should, but if he thinks it will, it might be a self-fulfilling
>>prophecy.
>I don't understand. If it is Williams' lack of ability (which you say
>above, and I agree with) which causes him to swing at bad pitches, how
>will thinking that Bonds hitting behind him will help him to stop
>chasing bad pitches.
I didn't mean that it would necessarily help him improve at that
specific deficiency. I meant that if having Bonds bat behind him
gives Williams (possibly unfounded) confidence, that might translate
into more hitting productivity. But you're right -- if Williams'
biggest problem is more physical than mental, that's less likely
to make a difference.
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