You get to the plate and nothing is going through your mind. You see the ball, you see the seams.
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Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
When I'm at the plate, I'm not thinking about what I'm trying to do with the bat - I'm thinking about what the pitcher is trying to do with the ball.
See the ball; hit the ball.
You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time.
Keep your eye on the ball.
Obviously, a lot of things play on your mind when you're batting. This might happen and this might not. The best thing you can do when you're batting is not to think too much, and wait for the next ball.
But, at the moment, when I step on the pitch, when I have the ball I know it's mine. It's just a feeling.
If you're free of mechanical thoughts and free of knowing that your body and bat are going to be in the right position at the right time, you can freely focus on the ball. It's a great feeling.
Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
Fix your eye on the ball from the moment the pitcher holds it in his glove. Follow it as he throws to the plate and stay with it until the play is completed. Action takes place only where the ball goes.