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Questions will exist for any hitter until he has reassured the crowd with a backlog of base hits...
SSI's gig is flying by its instruments, not its instincts, and it is mondo fun to attempt the wingless flight :- )
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Point (d), John Olerud spent his career shuffling away from the batter's box on blown strike three's....
Ichiro on the other hand shows his disgust with the umps by fouling off close pitches with two strikes... as did Wade Boggs... taking the walks on pitches farther off the zone...
Guess here is that Ackley will tend more to the latter...