http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/ A Historical Look at the National Pastime Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:02:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/#comment-3957 Bits and Pieces | North Side Chicago Cubs Sun, 01 Aug 2010 15:30:38 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=2018#comment-3957 [...] his Baseball Past and Present site, Graham Womack discusses Ted Williams ‘ Hit List , written by Williams and Jim Prime. What’s particularly interesting is the question of [...] [...] his Baseball Past and Present site, Graham Womack discusses Ted Williams ‘ Hit List , written by Williams and Jim Prime. What’s particularly interesting is the question of [...]

]]> http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/#comment-3696 Ben Coley Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:40:59 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=2018#comment-3696 three of the top five are Yankees...amazing three of the top five are Yankees…amazing

]]> http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/#comment-3691 Joe Guzzardi Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:48:08 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=2018#comment-3691 Whatever happened to the Hall of Fame? is excellent. Although it was published in 1995, all of James' arguments and statistical breakdown are still valid. Whatever happened to the Hall of Fame? is excellent. Although it was published in 1995, all of James’ arguments and statistical breakdown are still valid.

]]> http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/#comment-3689 Graham Womack Tue, 20 Jul 2010 05:01:22 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=2018#comment-3689 I'm starting to amass a list of essential baseball books I need to read: <em>The Science of Hitting Whatever happened to the Hall of Fame?</em> Not to mention the baseball abstracts that Bill James has written.... I’m starting to amass a list of essential baseball books I need to read:
The Science of Hitting
Whatever happened to the Hall of Fame?
Not to mention the baseball abstracts that Bill James has written….

]]> http://baseballpastandpresent.com/2010/07/19/ted-williams-vs-the-machine/#comment-3685 Joe Guzzardi Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:33:54 +0000 http://baseballpastandpresent.com/?p=2018#comment-3685 A good companion read is Williams' "The Science of Hitting". In it, Williams names the five toughest pitchers he ever faced: Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Bobby Shantz, Eddie Lopat and Hoyt Wilhelm. Notice that three are off-speed pitchers: Shantz, Lopat and Wilhelm. What Williams said what all five have in common is that they are "smart" And about Feller, Williams wrote that he had more "stuff" than anyone but even when he grew older and lost his overpowering fastball and killer curve, he could beat you because he would outsmart you. A good companion read is Williams’ “The Science of Hitting”. In it, Williams names the five toughest pitchers he ever faced: Bob Feller, Bob Lemon, Bobby Shantz, Eddie Lopat and Hoyt Wilhelm. Notice that three are off-speed pitchers: Shantz, Lopat and Wilhelm. What Williams said what all five have in common is that they are “smart” And about Feller, Williams wrote that he had more “stuff” than anyone but even when he grew older and lost his overpowering fastball and killer curve, he could beat you because he would outsmart you.

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