I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I don't think I'm a home run hitter. Most of my home runs are line drives. If I hit it, thanks God. But it's not the kind of thing that I think about. I just go out there and try to have a better season than I had before. Home runs are not in my mind.
The arc of Ken Griffey Jr.'s swing has gotten bigger than when he hit line drives. Juan Gonzalez is a terrific power hitter, too.
There is no doubt that because I am a switch hitter I have one of the best offensive advantages that a hitter can have.
When you have these big, strong power hitters who can hit the ball a country mile, and they're strong for a reason and able to do that, as a pitcher you have to keep up.
I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
I was always the kind of hitter that if you threw it 92 miles per hour at me, I'd hit it right back at you.
To be a good hitter you've got to do one thing - get a good ball to hit.
When it comes to hitting solid drives, the secret is to swing within yourself. I know that sounds like a cliche, but it's true. If you swing at 100 miles per hour and hit it on the toe, you won't hit the ball as far as you would with an 80-mph swing that catches the ball in the center of the clubface.
I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
I wouldn't describe myself as a home run hitter. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard in the gaps. Just backspinning baseballs and hitting line drives.