OT - at bat in the Majors

[DaddyChoc]

who had the weirdest stance in the league... I recall a few guys in the 80-90's but I forgot the names

 

[calpedaler]

Here's a few.

 

[DaddyChoc]

not any of the guys I had in mind but interesting find, thanks

 

[DaddyChoc]

maybe it was Sosa... just all his glove strapping, crotch grabbing, spitting etc.

same thing after each pitch

 

[Creaky]

Gil McDougald, early '50s before Casey made him change it.

 

[rvwsleep]

Stan Musial, one of the 10 greatest hitters in the history of the game and probably responsible for ruining more hitters ,who tried to copy his stance, than any other player

 

[Icebear]

Mel Ott his stride seemed to go higher than his waist.

 

[pinotbear]

you could have a highlight reel of Yaz, all by himself: he made a few stance changes during his career.

 

[meyers7]

maybe it was Sosa... just all his glove strapping, crotch grabbing, spitting etc.

same thing after each pitch

Garciaparra did that too.

 

[meyers7]

not any of the guys I had in mind but interesting find, thanks

Joe Morgan with his arm flap?

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

Eddie Gaedel...

 

[Creaky]

Joe Morgan with his arm flap?

Joe says he learned that from Nellie Fox, though Fox never did it. It was a concentration technique.

 

[Creaky]

Eddie Gaedel...

I don't know...he looks a lot better than Dwight Evens used to! (Veeck said later he told Gaedel he' shoot him if he tried to swing.)

 

[meyers7]

Joe says he learned that from Nellie Fox, though Fox never did it. It was a concentration technique.

I heard that and a reminder to keep his elbow up.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Dwight Evans... wow what a flashback

 

[Buzzyboy]

Stan Musial, one of the 10 greatest hitters in the history of the game and probably responsible for ruining more hitters ,who tried to copy his stance, than any other player

Horace Clark of the Yankees had a really really weird stance.

 

[Forty_four]

Willie Davis of the Dodgers in the 60's, was known as the man of a 1000's stances.