Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.
In my own case I have frequently faced the pitcher when I had no desire whatever to hit. I wanted to get a base on balls.
I always had the attitude that I wanted to throw a no-hitter every game.
After I hit a home run I had a habit of running the bases with my head down. I figured the pitcher already felt bad enough without me showing him up rounding the bases.
As soon as I got out there I felt a strange relationship with the pitcher's mound. It was as if I'd been born out there. Pitching just felt like the most natural thing in the world. Striking out batters was easy.
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
It must be nice for today's hitters when you don't have to worry about being thrown at. It's a whole different deal. When I played, getting knocked down was an accepted part of the game.
I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
I'm probably an average hitter, at least, and if you talk to my peers, they will tell you that I hit the ball plenty far enough.
I was the worst hitter ever. I never even broke a bat until last year when I was backing out of the garage.