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Hitting is not an exact science.

Hitting is like swimming. Once you learn the stroke, you never forget it.

Some batters, and good ones too, scoff at the whole theory of place hitting, calling it a myth. They are wrong, however.

My theory of hitting was just to watch the ball as it came in and hit it.

There is hard hitting, but the hitting is not nearly as hard as it used to be.

And no, having the hits is just more work.

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

Hitting is better than sex.

I think in a way I was probably completely naive about what it takes to make something become a hit.

Place hitting is, in a sense, glorified bunting. I only take a half swing at the ball, and the weight of the bat rather than my swing is what drives it.