Has there been an article about that? He was good before, but he's become a god since the closed stance. 

 

 

I think I read something where Tim Wallach said since Stanton got hit in the face in 2014 he was backing off of pitches inside but that the closed stance forces him to be even closer to the inside pitches and he's able to attack them better. Like a reverse psychology way of overcoming his biggest problem he got more into it instead of further from it. No idea who's idea it was but if that analysis is true I found it interesting. 

 

 

I like that you just don't see him chasing nearly as much low and away garbage as he used to - perhaps it's because he can get closer now without fear of taking one to the dome and he knows that he'll actually be able to reach the low and away pitches in the strike zone so he doesn't feel the need to swing at EVERYTHING that's low and away (both in and out of the zone)

 

yes, he'll still stikeout, as will anyone, but damn he looks completely worth 'the contract' since the break. 

 

also, if this stance is so amazing to use, as nearly every visiting broadcaster says, then why aren't more player using it?

 

 

also, if this stance is so amazing to use, as nearly every visiting broadcaster says, then why aren't more player using it?

 

Some road analysts have pointed out that it requires you to have a dominant eye on the correct side. Some guys don’t have that luxury. Evidently stanton’s dominant eye is his left eye.

 

 

Plus every player is different. Stanton also has so much power that even with a more compact swing he still hits the ball hard. 

 

 

also, if this stance is so amazing to use, as nearly every visiting broadcaster says, then why aren't more player using it?

 

This is a really odd thing to say.

 

Virtually every baseball player ever has had their own unique stance even if some have seemed similar to others. What works for one player in no way is expected to work for anyone else as far as batting stances. You can't just copy someone's stance and expect to hit the way they do. If that was the way it worked then every player would just steal the exact stances from some of the all time great hitters and that's it. You can't just say "Oh hey Tony Gwynn was a great hitter so I'll just use his stance." I've never heard anyone imply that one should just use someone else's stance to become a better hitter.  

 

 

I am completely guessing here but I I think both Pags and Menechino eached worked in helping Stanton to close the stance. Just the breakdown from a couple months ago on video is pretty good. Even more improved from last year. Stanton taking more walks just makes him more dangerous in the lineup. Feeling like 2014 again except he has better protection in the line up this time around. Sucks that Bour got hurt.

 

 

This is a really odd thing to say.

 

Virtually every baseball player ever has had their own unique stance even if some have seemed similar to others. What works for one player in no way is expected to work for anyone else as far as batting stances. You can't just copy someone's stance and expect to hit the way they do. If that was the way it worked then every player would just steal the exact stances from some of the all time great hitters and that's it. You can't just say "Oh hey Tony Gwynn was a great hitter so I'll just use his stance." I've never heard anyone imply that one should just use someone else's stance to become a better hitter.  

 

You just furthered my point with what you just said. 

 

I have to listen to nearly every opposing team's broadcasters talk about how wondrous and amazing the closed stance being used by Stanton is - and how "back in the day most sluggers used that same stance" to great success.  This isn't a one-off comment by some old crusty guy, literally at least one of the analysts for each team they've played against raves about how well that specific stance works. 

 

 

You know, something that hit me earlier today.....

 

I wonder how much of Bonds not coming back had to do with Stanton and his opinions of him, as both a mentor and a ballplayer.

 

His 61* comment is kind of telling of what Bonds and McGwires accomplishments mean to him, I wonder if he respected him enough to learn from him last year too? I wonder if he didn't want him back.

 

Wasn't it said that Mattingly didn't want Bonds back too?

 

 

also, if this stance is so amazing to use, as nearly every visiting broadcaster says, then why aren't more player using it?

 

Every swing problem requires its own fix.  There isn't  a single solutiin for every problem.

 

Stanton had a really bad habit of letting his hips fly, which usually couples with opening your shoulders.  That can give you more power of the inside pitch, but virtually eliminates good contact on low and/or away offspeed pitches.  It also decrease power on any outside pitch, because your power generator (hips) are already spend by the time you make contact.  Close his hips has allowed him to drive the outside & low pitches, rather than foul them off, or miss them altogether.  He has the bat speed to be able to overcorrect the hip issue, but still catch up to the inside fastball, which most guys don't. 

 

The player that makes the most obvious adjustments to his swing, which made his the most fun to watch is Albert Pujols.  You always know exactly what he's struggling with, because he makes such drastic corrections.

 

If Stanton continues doing it, he can be the most dominant hitter we've ever seen.

 

 

can someone get a before and after of Big G's stance?

 

 

can someone get a before and after of Big G's stance?

 

There are many out there. The media has caught onto this quite a bit the last few days. This article shows it off very well and how it's actually gotten even more closed since he first tried on June 19th...

 

http://m.marlins.mlb.com/news/article/249747112/stantons-closed-stance-fueling-hr-surge/

 

 

You know, something that hit me earlier today.....

 

I wonder how much of Bonds not coming back had to do with Stanton and his opinions of him, as both a mentor and a ballplayer.

 

His 61* comment is kind of telling of what Bonds and McGwires accomplishments mean to him, I wonder if he respected him enough to learn from him last year too? I wonder if he didn't want him back.

 

Wasn't it said that Mattingly didn't want Bonds back too?

 

Wow totally didn't make this connection.

 

Stanton takes a jab at Bonds' record after Bonds is removed from the Marlins hitting coach position where it was implied that he and Stanton didn't work well together.

 

Shocked the media hasn't pounced all over this one. 

 

 

Wow totally didn't make this connection.

 

Stanton takes a jab at Bonds' record after Bonds is removed from the Marlins hitting coach position where it was implied that he and Stanton didn't work well together.

 

Shocked the media hasn't pounced all over this one. 

 

It was discussed in a Miami Herald article that Mattingly called out Bonds after a game I believe in August or something? Pretty much questioning his work ethic and they got into an arugement. That pretty much kept things a little tense the rest of the season. Stanton had stopped tuning out Bonds as well.

 

The one that was benefit the most from Bonds in the first half was Ozuna.

 

Stanton's statment pretty much echoes what a lot of baseball people would say. Ruth and Maris are the only ones that have the record without an Asterik* next to their name. We know McGwire wasn't clean and Sosa and Bonds are a no brainer.

 

 

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Hard to argue with that.

 

 

If marlins make the playoffs, Stanton is mvp. 

 

 

Hate to get too far ahead of this thing but if G stays anywhere near the pace he's been on and the Marlins sneak into the Wild Card game I don't see how Stanton wouldn't be MVP. Getting super hot and leading an extremely flawed (and injured) roster to a playoff spot sounds exactly like an MVP to me. 

 

 

If marlins make the playoffs, Stanton is mvp. 

 

 

 

Hate to get too far ahead of this thing but if G stays anywhere near the pace he's been on and the Marlins sneak into the Wild Card game I don't see how Stanton wouldn't be MVP. Getting super hot and leading an extremely flawed (and injured) roster to a playoff spot sounds exactly like an MVP to me. 

 

You clearly finish faster than me. 

 

 

 

 

 

tldw Stanton did the research and decided himself to close his stance.