I was kind of a slap hitter, trying to get base hits, hit line drives, stay below a certain trajectory with my ball.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I found out early in life that I could hit a baseball farther than most players, and that's what I tried to do.
I consider myself a line drive hitter with power. I just try to put my best swing on the ball every time.
I could hit the damn ball. No matter who was throwing. Or where the ball was. I left the bench swinging. I didn't get many walks.
I could always hit. I learned to hit with a broomstick and a ball of tape and I could always get that bat on the ball.
I threw my best to every hitter I faced, and I found I had the strength to go all the way.
But hitting is so crazy. You feel great today and get three hits. And the next day you show up and it's, 'What happened to my mechanics? Where's my swing?' Sometimes I even Google it and the search comes up with no results.
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.
Hitters never showed me up, as hard as I threw. And I was pretty mean out on the mound.
How to hit home runs: I swing as hard as I can, and I try to swing right through the ball.
I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks during batting practice.