Comments on: THE GREAT TED WILLIAMS http://zonersports.com/2007/08/the-great-ted-williams/ Chicago sports and more. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 06:44:14 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike O'Donnell http://zonersports.com/2007/08/the-great-ted-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-42369 Mike O'Donnell Thu, 30 Aug 2007 18:55:00 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=925#comment-42369 I used to take 200 cuts a day because Ted Williams said it made him a better hitter when he did it. I read his book "The Science of Hitting" and it changed the way I play baseball. I used to fall asleep dreaming of his swing. He is my favorite all-time ballplayer, just ahead of Sandberg, Grace, and T. Gwynn. I have been looking for a biography to read, and I think I just found one. Thanks. There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived. I used to take 200 cuts a day because Ted Williams said it made him a better hitter when he did it. I read his book “The Science of Hitting” and it changed the way I play baseball. I used to fall asleep dreaming of his swing. He is my favorite all-time ballplayer, just ahead of Sandberg, Grace, and T. Gwynn. I have been looking for a biography to read, and I think I just found one. Thanks.

There goes the greatest hitter who ever lived.

]]> By: WindyCitySportsBlog.com http://zonersports.com/2007/08/the-great-ted-williams/comment-page-1/#comment-42292 WindyCitySportsBlog.com Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:03:23 +0000 http://zonersports.com/?p=925#comment-42292 It's too bad his name was somewhat tarnished with the debacle his son created after his death. It's probably something that most people who never saw him play will remember hearing about and will use to compare his name. As you point out, most probably forget about his dedicated military service during his prime, something that other fellow athletes endured during that time period. Today, only a guy like Pat Tillman could courageously make that statement. He was the John Wayne of baseball and got the appropriate send off at the all-star game in Boston. Sounds like a great book. It’s too bad his name was somewhat tarnished with the debacle his son created after his death. It’s probably something that most people who never saw him play will remember hearing about and will use to compare his name. As you point out, most probably forget about his dedicated military service during his prime, something that other fellow athletes endured during that time period. Today, only a guy like Pat Tillman could courageously make that statement. He was the John Wayne of baseball and got the appropriate send off at the all-star game in Boston. Sounds like a great book.

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