Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be.
Baseball wasn't easy for me.
I throw as hard as I can when I think I have to throw as hard as I can.
Hitting the ball was easy. Running around the bases was the tough part.
The first time I picked up a bat in a professional game, I hit a ball hard left-handed, and my first home run was so effortless, it surprised me.
It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better.
All it takes to play baseball is a strong arm, good speed, and the coordination to hit the ball. That's it.
I'm the kind of person that if I try to throw it hard, it doesn't come out as good. So my whole thought process is to stay smooth, stay on top of the ball, and just get my hand out in front.
I swing hard all the time. That's what I've done my whole life - hit.
It's not hard. When I'm not hitting, I don't hit nobody. But when I'm hitting, I hit anybody.