If only because it could take awhile to start anticipating the tater pitches.
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Reminds of Junior in 1989-1990. He intelligently dialed down his game to an appropriate ambition, as did Ackley last night...
Still and all, Junior hit like 16 and 20 homers those years, just through sheer natural power and talent... pitchers do make mistakes...
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Not sure whether it's an Ackley trait to need time to assimilate new leagues .... he DID need time to adjust to the wood bat, and DID need a month to get his swing timing down in 2011, it seemed... true also that he didn't hit AAA running, but not sure that's the new league; could be his own personal development...
On the other hand, you have the AFL, you have Ackley's first year at UNC, and Ackley in ST this year...
Last night's player looked like Ichiro 2001, a hitter whose game reacts well to ANY incoming pitches...
Or not... on this one we'll have to see...
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