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Message: [QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 2247140, member: 2350"] Five of last night's eight hits came from two guys who weren't on the roster on opening day. Maybe that's because there's no "book" on them yet, or maybe because they're hitting the ball where it's pitched instead of trying to go yard every time up? Maybe both? I can't be the only guy who knows HR's usually come when you're not trying to hit one. I find hitters today (because of hitting coaches today) frustrating because they wait for the pitch they want and try to jack it, instead of hitting what they get. And that stretch before the ASB (Bos/Balt/Min) where they crushed everything is still in their heads, I fear. Just like after the 19-6 game in the ALCS in 2004, they tried for the next four games to jack everything, and lost them all. [/QUOTE]