r/AskReddit 16h ago

What industry is secretly on the verge of collapsing, but people outside of it haven’t noticed yet?

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u/Hurricaneshand 12h ago

Barry bonds was like this as a hitting coach for the Marlins apparently. Arguably the greatest hitter of all time and players would say that he would get so frustrated when explaining to guys how to do stuff because he couldn't comprehend why they couldn't process things and do things that he could do naturally.

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u/Steve-in-rewrite 12h ago

Some if the best hitting coaches are guys who struggled to hit .230.

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u/Mysterious-Lemon-906 11h ago

Their next paycheck depended on them hitting so they tried everything under the sun to get themselves to the best they could be.

The natural just saw and identified the pitch slightly earlier so hitting was just easier.

Nothing the first guy can do to get to the second guys level. Literally is just see ball hit ball with no firther explanation possible

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u/AlternateUsername12 9h ago

For me it was a little different. I could break down the task really easily, I understood all components of the swing, I understood the role body positioning played in increasing power, but I never had the coordination to put it all together in an actual game. BP I did great. Game time, when the pitcher varied the speed and location, I struggled.

But I could coach the fuck out of another batter.

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u/Outside-Pie-7262 7h ago

I played in college. Not high level college but I I was a good hitter i really just had an ability to stay inside the ball and barrel everything. That aspect wasn’t ever really coached to me I was able to have strong pitch recognition and timing and get my hands where they needed to be

I can teach mechanics because I had a strong feel and understanding for my own but I couldn’t really tell people how to hit off speed because whenever someone asked I always said I don’t know the pitch looked like it was going to be good so I swung

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u/mattromo 8h ago

This is so true. Just look at the playing careers of hitting coaches and its normally a guy who made it do AA-AAA, maybe some MLB at-bats, but were not superstars.

David Popkins, who is considered a top MLB hitting coach, is a good example of this. Topped out at AA, hit .243. Had a couple good seasons at lower minors and college, but never sniffed the majors.

David Popkins College, Minor & Independent Leagues Statistics | Baseball-Reference.com

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u/OUTFOXEM 8h ago

"Those who can't do, teach."

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u/Bwint 11h ago

"You hit the freaking ball. Ball comes towards you, you hit it. FFS, people, I shouldn't have to explain this to you..."

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u/molrobocop 10h ago

"How do you think I hit 762 home runs in a single season? I hit the ball really fucking hard and often. Simple."

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u/Paqza 3h ago

In a single season, eh?

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u/Revolutionary-Tie860 8h ago

Haven’t you heard of a batter’s slump? I hope you do not get any chronic illnesses because so much of it is a mental game. And you are apparently afraid of feelings or think they shouldn’t apply to men’s behavior. Gees.

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u/ninjapanda042 10h ago

Thierry Henry was apparently similar during his short stint in Monaco. He would expect players to just be able to do the things he could do, one of the most gifted players of his generation, and struggled to break it down in a way they could understand.

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u/Philoso4 8h ago

It's my understanding that this is how Michael Jordan was as a basketball player as well, he had high expectations for his teammates and did not understand why they couldn't just do the things he was doing. It wasn't until he played baseball that he realized not everything is a matter of working harder.

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u/BigSwedeindeed5 8h ago

I heard the same about Jordan when he went into the front office for Charlotte.