The more I research this topic, the more amazed I am at how many good hitting seasons there have been. Hitting a baseball that is traveling at 90 mph with a piece of wood remains one of the most difficult things to accomplish in sports. Hitting a baseball is also one of the most enjoyable things in sports. I used to carry a bat in my trunk just in case I passed through a town that had a batting cage. You don’t find those around as much as you used to, but I’ve fed quarters and tokens into cages across this great country for nothing more than the pleasure of hearing and feeling that familiar sound of bat hitting ball. And much like my baseball idol, George Brett, I never wore batting gloves. I wanted to own my calluses. As I’ve gotten older, going to the cage is one of the things I really m

See Full Page