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1. That was not a bad pitch. He left it up a little bit but that wasn't a pitch that would normally be hit out. That's why Ohtani gets the big bucks.

2. I have yet to figure out how Ohtani hits the ball so hard. Not that I've tried too hard, but think about some of the other big HR hitters. Manny Ramirez -- you could see the power just oozing out every time he swung the bat. Bagwell, McGwire -- they used their lower bodies so well and the power boost from the hammies was evident. Gary Sheffield's wrists were unreal strong and you could see it in every swing.

Ohtani's not particularly big. His swing doesn't look much different from other MLBers. He's got a pretty wide stance, which in the past I've associated with less than maximum power. Why can he crank it like few others?
 
superrific said:
1. That was not a bad pitch. He left it up a little bit but that wasn't a pitch that would normally be hit out. That's why Ohtani gets the big bucks.

2. I have yet to figure out how Ohtani hits the ball so hard. Not that I've tried too hard, but think about some of the other big HR hitters. Manny Ramirez -- you could see the power just oozing out every time he swung the bat. Bagwell, McGwire -- they used their lower bodies so well and the power boost from the hammies was evident. Gary Sheffield's wrists were unreal strong and you could see it in every swing.

Ohtani's not particularly big. His swing doesn't look much different from other MLBers. He's got a pretty wide stance, which in the past I've associated with less than maximum power. Why can he crank it like few others?
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He's 6'4"/210. That's not Aaron Judge big, but it's a big boy for baseball.
 
Jose Ramirez smashed three homers in the Guardians win over the Angels last night. It was his 26th career multi-homer game moving him even with Albert Belle and Jim Thome for the most multi-homer performances in the history of a franchise that began play in 1901. It was also the second three-homer game of Ramírez’s career, which has been spent entirely with Cleveland.

Not bad for a little 5'9" bantam rooster.
 
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