Alan Zinter

Southside ⚪️ 🧦 ⚾️ AZ 🌵

[Maine @TheMaineWonk]

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[Fryedaddy/Frito @shegone03]

Listen to my buddy Hall of Famer @mikepiazza31

Mike was the best hitting catcher in @MLB history btw.

I’d pay attention if I were you.

“You don’t go down to hit the ball. Your bat goes down not your body. To drive the ball low it’s here. To drive the ball up in the strike zone it’s there. Period!”

#shegone @notgaetti @BobFile @twuench @billdubs @SliderDominate @slider_sinker @wilpujols @artofhitting @ROXSystem @BLocsports @hittingguru7 @CRAIG_LAPINER @TheRealJHair @WillClark22 @DMEASrecruiting @GDBJr5 @ToddPratt07

[Alan Zinter @Alan__Zinter]

@notgaetti @baseball_ref @Stathead @zachinpractice @Johnsense38 @LibrarianJoe_ @shegone03 @TheWARmonger_ @CodifyBaseball @mdnellie @dailywalkoff My Favorite Player Ever 💪🏼

[Not Gaetti @notgaetti]

Not enough people talk about Jack Clark

• 340 HR, 53.1 WAR, 1180 RBI, 137 OPS+
• Career 28 HR, 96 RBI, 103 BB per 162
• 4x ASG, 2x SS, 4x top 10 MVP finish
• 374 Rbat (18th-most, non-HOF'ers)
• Brutally violent home run swing
• Reached 25 HR 8x, 100 BB 4x
• Nicknamed "Jack the Ripper"
• Higher career OPS+ than Ken Griffey Jr., George Brett, Fred McGriff, Al Kaline, Jackie Robinson, Todd Helton, Billy Williams, Tony Gwynn, Wade Boggs, Roberto Clemente, Dave Winfield, and dozens of other Hall of Famers
• 1 of 9 players since Integration to record multiple seasons with 25+ HR and 130+ BB
• 1 of 3 players all time to record at least 300 HR and 1200 BB in fewer than 2000 career games

[Ceci (Clark) Craft, CMPC @EdgeMentality]

Getting into what it really means to build and have confidence that can handle high performance environments 2/2 @iHeartRadio https://t.co/ekjG43Ebma

[Chris Colabello @CC20rake]

The biggest impact you can make on a hitter is being there for them. You aren't "teaching" them how to swing. You are helping them understand how to learn for themselves.

The notion that anyone is doing anything other than helping "educate" a player, on what a good swing looks like, is absurd. No coach (in the history of everness) can take a swing for somebody. Not only that, but if you just teach them "a swing," vs. a process to understanding that their objective is to be adjustable, and to be able to be productive on the field, then you are doing them a disservice.

The goal is to win on the baseball field. It's not to have a great swing.

Every player needs to have a threshhold of what they believe winning is to them. Players need to have will. They need to decide they want to be good. They need to be resilient and understand how to deal with hard things.

They don't need to have a swing that someone deems to be more right than someone else's.

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

Coaches…

“Knowing” and “Understanding” are two different things.

You can know what a hitter is doing, but understanding what they’re doing allows for a much deeper level of guidance.

[Detroit Lions @Lions]

Earned it.

[Chris Colabello @CC20rake]

There are more hitting people in the industry right now that are trying to instill fear in players than I could ever imagined.

They’re creating doubt by selling a narrative that “there’s something wrong with your swing…”

Guess what? There’s always something “wrong” with your swing. Even when your swing is “right.”

The secret? There is no “wrong” and “right.” It’s circumstantial.

There are overarching themes that have to exist. There are principles/concepts that have to exist. But style plays a major role in everything. Individualism is everything. Understanding how your style fits the themes. Listening to what the ball tells you, is the answer. Not what someone on the internet made you believe is “right,” or “wrong.”

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

In hitting… It seems that every 3-5 years or so, there is always a certain topic or concept that becomes a fad or over-played talking point.

Not that any of the over-hyped concepts are wrong, but they can definitely be misunderstood and/or overused. One aspect of hitting needs to be considered within all other aspects.

Be responsible with your players.

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

A player’s swing is an outcome and a culmination of many factors that play into it.

It’s the “tip of the iceberg” when it comes to hitting.

Understand what those factors are, and how they affect each other for a more targeted process for improvement.

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

Movement habits are one thing… but what are your habits of thought? Do you have a habit of thinking about and focusing on technique? Does your practice setting and routine create habits, of thought, that get in the way at game time? Evaluate and work on your approach and mentality habits, just as much as you do on your swing movement habits.

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

Below average bat speed with the ability to hit is more productive than elite bat speed that can’t hit. Don’t just work on your swing…Work to become a better hitter.

[Jim Rickon @purehitter]

Hitting is far deeper and more complex than the fundamental swing. Don’t fall into the trap of obsessing over only swing movements. There are intentions, thoughts and emotions that have a role in those movements… get to the source.

[SpartanSportsMgt @SpartanSportsM]

Micheal Zinter , 💣 see Micheal this summer with the WCBL Regina Red Sox

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[Evan Gattis @BulldogBeing]

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[Tiffin University Athletics @gotiffindragons]

Tiffin Defeats West Chester in game one of Doubleheader!! ⚾️🐉🐲 #gogons #dragonnation #baseball #win @TUDragonsBB

[yung z @yungz1919]

Kids Game ⚾️🧦

[SpartanSportsMgt @SpartanSportsM]

The players are settling in to their clubhouse for the 2022 WCBL Season !⚾️

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[SCC Athletics @SCCArtichokes]

Artichokes Pick Up Win Against Northeastern Junior College
@ScottsdaleCC
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