Who has the best baseball swing ever?
Ken Griffey Jr.
1. Ken Griffey Jr.: 1989-2010. “The Kid” tops this list because I would be considered stupid if he wasn’t on top of the list. One look at any of a hundred forums, polls, articles or videos will tell you that Ken Griffey Jr., without a doubt, had the prettiest swing in the history of baseball.
Who has the hardest swing in baseball?
Miami’s home-run hero Giancarlo Stanton has the most powerful swing in baseball. There are a few things worth knowing about Giancarlo Stanton, the enormously powerful, absurdly wealthy and still single 26-year-old Miami Marlins right fielder.
Was Ted Williams the greatest hitter who ever lived?
During his remarkable career with the Boston Red Sox, Ted Williams earned many nicknames: The Kid, The Splendid Splinter, Teddy Ballgame… but the only nickname that he ever wanted was “the greatest hitter who ever lived.”
What books did Ted Williams write?
The Science of Hitting1968
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Who has the sweetest swing in baseball?
Ken Griffey Jr. has the sweetest swing in baseball history, and this was apparent when he hit a ball that left the yard.
Who was the baseball player with the easiest swing?
You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who had more “easy power” than Palmeiro, who parlayed his sweet and effortless swing into 569 career home runs.
Which is the most aesthetic feature of baseball?
One of the most aesthetically pleasing elements of baseball, other than the beauty of a baseball field or a fantastic defensive play, is a sweet swing. There have been many players throughout MLB history who have had that special quality of a beautiful motion through the strike zone, and here’s a look at 10 of the best:
Who are the sweetest baseball players of all time?
These 10 swings are the sweetest we’ve seen 1 Ken Griffey Jr. If there was ever poetry in motion on a baseball field, it was in Griffey’s swing. 2 Ted Williams. 3 Tony Gwynn. 4 Ichiro Suzuki. 5 Manny Ramirez. 6 Billy Williams. 7 Keith Hernandez. 8 Rafael Palmeiro. 9 Chipper Jones.
Who was the last baseball player to hit.400 or better?
Williams is considered by many to be “the best hitter that ever lived.” And while the author of “The Science of Hitting” was all about mechanics, to the outsider, his swing was more art than anything else. He remains the last man to hit .400 or better in a season, and it’s been 79 years since he did that.