Best Pure Hitter

Ted Williams was my choice. Was damn good and would tell you as much

 

a home run record that stood for almost 40 years does. i never said he was the greatest by anymeans .

 

Two of the sweetest swings I have ever seen...Billy Williams with the Cubs and Raphael Palmiero...one of the most underrated players ever

Why is it the prettiest swings are usually lefthanders...Dave Justice, when he first came up had a nice one also.

 

if the bases are loaded and you need to send up a batter in the bottom of the ninth down 1 who is it?

Here-in lies the confusion---In this situation you would want to tie the game at least so you would have to go with a man that percentage wise reaches base more than any other. He would not have to be a pure hitter.

 

roger maris was like brady anderson, he had one great year and never really did much else

its between gwynn and williams

 

a pure hitter can put any pitch where he wants like down the line for extra base hits. Funny how in baseball if you are successful 1/3 of the time you are a HOFer

 

If that were the case, hitters would do this all the time. A good hitter is someone who can go with the pitch and make pitchers pay when they make a mistake.

 

>> In this situation you would want to tie the game at least so you would have to go with a man that percentage wise reaches base more than any other.

so why doesn't a team go out the world's shortest midget for this situation? he'd never have to take the bat off his shoulders.

 

I misread this thread...I'll go with Dave's description...but I still admire a pretty swing