Presented below is a link to the reaming of Tony Bernazard. The only thing that makes me sad about this is that perhaps the Mets will hire a hitting coach who, y'know, will help them become more effective hittters.
http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/index.php/the-opposite-field-strategyOne of the more interesting nuggets to pop up in the blogosphere was this piece from John Harper in the New York Daily News on Monday. Outlined in that article is the recently fired Tony Bernazard’s strategy for Mets hitters. Simply put, the strategy is to hit the ball to the opposite field.
To put it bluntly, this strategy is downright stupid, and for a multitude of reasons
Nice use of stats to confirm what should have been obvious, as well as a good hitting mechanics discussion explaining why this effect happens.
