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Detroit Tigers Batting Stances, Past and Present

It seemed like kind of a slow news day in Tiger Town today (Michael Hollimon might need a fingernail removed, and Wilkin Ramirez had a collision at first base), which gives me a chance to post a video that I saw on Facebook a week ago.  (Thanks, Don!)  You may or may not be familiar with Batting Stance Guy, but he can do some pretty funny stuff:

I'm mostly wishing I'd have thought of this myself.  If YouTube had been around 12-15 years ago, I could've been a contender.  Anyway, here's his take on several Detroit Tigers past and present.

So what did you think?  Not sure about the Maggs or Grandy, but the Trammell and Tettleton stances were pretty good. 

But really, I was disappointed in the Tony Phillips stance.  Remember how he used to pump his bat up and down before setting his hands?  (Eventually, he got rid of that, with some prodding from Sparky.)  And no spitting?  Personally, I think mine would be way better.  (I also did a great Gary Carter, but this might be the wrong crowd.)

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not bad

I was upset with Philips too. I thought I remember him being lower than that too. Sheff could have been a good one that he missed out on, also. Great post.

by Detroit4lyfe on Mar 4, 2009 10:03 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

Awsome !!

But you shout of done Dick MacAulliffe, Al Kaline, Norm Cash etc.

by Waterfallguy59 on Mar 5, 2009 8:28 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

some not bad,,

i could do some better my self..I could do almost everyone from the Cecil Fielder teams….Tony Phillips was way lower then that,.sweet lou was more standing straight up and used to have those batting gloves that looked like he had toilet paper inside them they were so paded…Cecil used to do that rocking back and forth thing..but that guy was pretty impressive with some of his rendentions…even with the follow thru on some of his swings..

by PBURGTIGER on Mar 5, 2009 9:30 AM EST reply actions   0 recs

Tettleton

Oh man I always loved Mickey’s stance (right or left handed)… never could figure out how he could hit like that.

by jb_sf on Mar 5, 2009 12:06 PM EST reply actions   0 recs

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