In general major league baseball players are just about the dumbest human beings on the planet.

Apparently you have not meet many models.

I hear they are very tall....

My mother was a model and is the only person in my entire family who has any sense at all. Her daughter also was one, plus I have 2 cousins who are professional baseball players. Guess that doesn't say much for the family iq.

Actually, Luke Scott went to Oklahoma State.

My cousin took the bonus money, got himself a fancy car and a fancier blonde, bopped around in the minors, got called up for about a week, never got into a game, them tore his rotator cuff and was done. His college-age son decided on the money instead of school and is currently in the Dodgers organization. The younger brother will likely do the same when he is drafted soon.

I believe you are correct sir. Fancy cars in the mindset of a 20 year old boy from rural PA and a 800 yr old attorney tend to be very different. I believe the colour red and big vrooming noises were his main considerations.

So are we saying that Chalice, Mario, Kerchner et al were baseball players or models.
Regards ...........Dick

“(President Obama’s) birth certificate has yet to be validated,” he is saying.

Scott is a baseball player for the Orioles, and a pretty good one. Only 11 men have hit more home runs in the American League since 2008, including a three-run shot in the Royals’ 6-5 win on Tuesday.

Scott is also a proud member of the so-called birther movement, a group of people who challenge Obama’s citizenship. Donald Trump is among those who made enough of an issue out of it that the White House released Obama’s birth certificate last week. Or, as Scott puts it, the White House released what looks like Obama’s birth certificate.

“If they can counterfeit $100 bills, I think it’s a million times easier to counterfeit a birth certificate, if you ask me,” Scott says. “So, all it is, let’s just see if it’s real. Anybody can produce a document, so let’s check it out."

My mother is a fairly rabid O's fan and watches almost all their games on TV. She hits the mute button the second she sees Luke Scott being interviewed saying that it is hard to imagine anyone that dumb could even find his way to the ballpark each day.

He is one of those born-again types who thinks God makes him hit the ball etc and has these elaborate "praise" things he does between pitches. Really sets my teeth on edge.

Baseball is a sport of reaction. The best hitters are those who do not think in the batter's box. If a player has a high intellect, he must learn to blank out in the box. That's not easy. Therefore, the dumber the player, the better hitter he tends to be. That's my explanation of Luke Scott. I've been around baseball players most of my life; this is not scientific, just my anecdotal observations.

My nephew is currently in the top ten of batting averages for the entire California League. Sweet kid, but I think you may be 100% correct.

Or, he's managed to blank out in the box, cuz there are some high intellect genes in that kid!

Well, Poutine, one may think about all of those things prior to stepping into the batter's box. Once in that box, baseball becomes a game of reaction. Situational awareness, is, of course critical, but successful hitters see the ball, and hit the ball. The player who engages in thinking at the plate, well, he's probably going to go to law school.

Well, Poutine, one may think about all of those things prior to stepping into the batter's box. Once in that box, baseball becomes a game of reaction. Situational awareness, is, of course critical, but successful hitters see the ball, and hit the ball. The player who engages in thinking at the plate, well, he's probably going to go to law school.

The first item in scientific hitting is bat selection. For a swing hitter (one who starts his bat far back and complete his swing with a full follow-through) I suggest a bat with the feel on the light side. For the one with a shorter, more compact swing, the bat should feel slightly heavy.

Next comes position. Never copy a batter with an exaggerated crouch. THe best hitters stand up and have the look of a good hitter. In case your normal stance becomes uncomfortable while awaiting the delivery, breaking of the knees (a dip or slight squat) will relieve this. But of course you must always come back to the position first assumed.

The space between feet should be measured by how well balanced you feel. This will measure about 14 inches for players of average height. But don't think of this kind of thing in inches. Just stand so you feel balanced, and can step either into the pitch or away.

If you are able to put a little extra weight on the front foot and still feel balanced to step either way, so much the better. The ability to do this will assure proper stride and, when swinging, will bring the body and arms up to the ball more automatically. I emphasize the value of proper striding because over-striding is fatal. It causes uppercutting and fly balls, upsets coordination and costs freedom to step in or out.

A righthanded batter attempting to hit the ball to right, or opposite (from normal) field should use the closed stance. That means the left foot is about 4 inches closer to the plate than the right. Hitting to left field, his front foot is about 4 inches away, or in open stance. The straightaway hitter lines up both feet with the line of the pitch.

I always had trouble hitting lefthanded pitching, especially curve ballers, until I went to the back line of the batter's box. [highlight]That gave me the benefit of the extra inches from the pitcher, and the split-second extra time in which to judge the pitch[/highlight].

Keep your arms, particularly the elbows, away from the body. This insures freedom of swing. I also recommend the elbow nearer the pitcher be raised and exaggerated. This, plus a slight bending of the body from the waist up, will give you better body balance, insures automatically hitting the ball out in front and brings your eyes in better focusing position.

Do all your "fixing" as to grip and stance before delivery, then forget about your swing. Watch the pitcher's every move and never let your eye leave the ball. Many batters are thrown out by a half-step, so once you've hit the ball, run with all the speed you have, no matter where the ball goes.

Ty Cobb. Famous Slugger Year Book, 1950 (emphasis added).

That reminds me of the old joke about how if you want to screw with a golfer just as he addresses the ball ask him if he inhales or exhales when he swings.