July 8, 200818 yr We see the advent of the "K Zone" and the replays, for did the Umpire get it right or wrong. Often times, not enough credit is given to the batter, for having a equal or even better eye. Who do you think, has the best eye in judging the strike zone, in the game today? My pick is an American League player and I'll include his name later. Adam Dunn. :lol::lol::lol::lol:
July 8, 200818 yr Can I vote for Ted Williams? I don't see why not...and I will 2nd that motion. :thumb:
July 8, 200818 yr ....:thumb: Well, that didn't take long. I agree with you and always thought, he had a great eye even in his early years. Chipper Jones, would get my nod in the NL. Solid picks. If he were still playing, I would give the nod to Bonds.
July 8, 200818 yr Adam Dunn. :lol::lol::lol::lol: You laugh but I think he does. He is always one of the leaders for walks each and every season.
July 8, 200818 yr Author Solid picks. If he were still playing, I would give the nod to Bonds. Bonds did have an unbelievable eye and his patience, was outstanding. What about Manny or Brian Giles, do they garner some consideration?
July 8, 200818 yr Author Giles is a good one I completely forgot about, but I still go with Polanco...He certainly doesn't K a lot. Good selection.
July 8, 200818 yr He certainly doesn't K a lot. Good selection. Define "eye" then. I see Dunn has having a good eye in laying off bad pitches and drawing walks, just not good ability to hit the ball. Is a good eye more of the ability to draw walks or hit the ball?
July 8, 200818 yr He also only has 23 walks. That means he puts almost everything in play, not the same as having a great eye. why not? He doesn't swing at bad pitches and swings at pitches he can put in play. Plus this year he is batting over .300 so he is swinging a the right ones.
July 8, 200818 yr I realize that this example is from over 80 years ago, but no one will hold a candle to old-timer Joe Sewell, who fanned 114 times in over 7,000 lifetime at-bats. Here are some stats: From 1925 through 1933 (and this was not the dead-ball era), Sewell had 4,785 at-bats, 1,471 hits (for a BA of .307 during those 9 years), walked 515 times, and a grand total of 48 strikeouts. For the last nine years of his career, he never struck out in double-digits for an entire season, had a walk to strikeout ratio of 10.7 to 1; and he struck out once every 99.7 at-bats.
July 8, 200818 yr Define "eye" then. I see Dunn has having a good eye in laying off bad pitches and drawing walks, just not good ability to hit the ball. Is a good eye more of the ability to draw walks or hit the ball? He certainly doesn't show off that good eye when taking one of his patented called third strikes.
July 8, 200818 yr Author Define "eye" then. I see Dunn has having a good eye in laying off bad pitches and drawing walks, just not good ability to hit the ball. Is a good eye more of the ability to draw walks or hit the ball? Any player with a good eye, generally will have minimal K's and put the ball in play a lot. Players who don't often chase pitches out of the strike zone and don't get fooled a lot, on the offspeed pitches. They often may not hit for a great average but put the ball in play, create contact and can draw BB's. I believe Dunn's BB's are more, as a result of his potential to drive in runs, than having a good eye.
July 8, 200818 yr Bonds did have an unbelievable eye and his patience, was outstanding. What about Manny or Brian Giles, do they garner some consideration? Lots of folks will say that Manny has the best eye when the pitcher gets two strikes on him.
July 8, 200818 yr Lots of folks will say that Manny has the best eye when the pitcher gets two strikes on him. I would have to agree with that mcpapa. He rarely strikes out, and puts the bat on the ball.
July 8, 200818 yr I'd have to go with Manny, though many of the AL names are appealing choices. As for the NL, I'll go with young Jose Reyes.
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