Homering from both sides of the plate by a singular Brave has only been done 14 times in club history. Before today, 2018 was the last time(also by Albies).
Has anyone noticed the 6 no-hitters this season have come from pitchers that don’t throw hard or no longer do? If more guys would pound the strike zone away and come inside with control when needed, the two or four seem heater doesn’t have to be in the high 90’s. Just control it, show it by spotting it to keep the batter off the plate. Can be an out pitch. Hank Aaron once said, the harder they try to throw-we can time a jet coming through.
Heard a stat. that surprised me, by one of the Braves announcers. There have been 1500 K’s more than hits the first two months of this MLB year. It’s the swinging for the fences syndrome. Hit the ball where it’s pitched. Opens up the other half of the field and beat these extreme shifts. I had teams shade me a little bit, but never changed my swing to go the other way. Go with the pitch. Natural evolutionary process, for a higher average with less K’s.