Re: Idiots writing to SI.com

"Paul G. Wenthold" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>OTOH, I don't think it matters.  "Directly proportional" as you put it 
>would still not really show that the FB rate is driving the HR rate for 
>Bonds.

I don't know.  It could be awfully convincing.  If Bonds has been fairly
consistent in his HR/FB for his whole career, then a change in his FB/GB
is a sensible explanation for his improved HR rate.  Of course that
doesn't rule out the possbility that increased strength (from legitimate
or illegitimate means of improving his strength) is the ultimate cause. 
It's possible, for instance, that he's only effective with his current
swing because he's stronger than he used to be.  If he had used the same
mechanics when he was 23, for instance, he might not have been able to get
around on the best fastballs. 

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