Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move.
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Joe Torre would tell you to make sure you can hit the ball on the outside part of the plate.
Keep your head on the ball. You've got to hit it first, then look where it goes. People get in trouble when they look for where the ball's going, and they haven't even hit it yet.
You're just trying to throw the best pitch you can and make sure you hit your spots. I don't have to force nobody.
You have to step up to the plate, and then hit one out of the park.
A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The thing about hitting is this: You have to know the strike zone. That's the most important thing. Hit strikes and put the bat on the ball.
I don't try to hit home runs. I just try to meet the ball and get base hits.
You are not always going to have your A game; you might have your D game. You have to find a way to throw strikes no matter what.
How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.
You don't just throw the ball - you propel it.
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.