Anybody second guessing Jose Bautista's season last year was

[TomMurry]

there plenty of things that don't show up on MLB's joke of a testing program

Like finding a hitting coach that recommends taking batting practice with a 10 ounce drop head bat to increase your bat speed and starting a weightlifting program that focuses on grip and wrist strength rather than bench press and curls, all of which Bautista has done.

 

[braden]

One other note. In the 2005 and 2006 BA Prospect Handbook, in which Bautista was ranked # 12 and #5 in the PIT organization, they mention his "developing plus power". So the tools were well documented. He just put them together.

 

[tramers]

 

[bigpapiMA32]

This guy is quickly becoming my favorite major leaguer. Ive watched this video like 8 times today, really takes you back to the Sosa/McGwire days



http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12404949

My god, that video was just scary. He doesn't even look like he's trying compared to a guy like Sosa, yet he's hitting the crap out of those balls.

 

[markakis8]

This guy is quickly becoming my favorite major leaguer. Ive watched this video like 8 times today, really takes you back to the Sosa/McGwire days



http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12404949

My god, that video was just scary. He doesn't even look like he's trying compared to a guy like Sosa, yet he's hitting the crap out of those balls.

I totally remember watching that grand slam off of Neshek. That thing was beyond mauled.

 

[TBTwinsFan]

Wasn't his problem the fact that he had such a sloppy swing before his Toronto days? I know TWIB did a thing on it last week. He had poor extension and follow through, as well as a couple other things they cleaned up which helped him obliterate baseballs.

Actually went to a game against the Blue Jays last season. Had the camera and took a pic of every swing hoping for a money shot :lol: Got one of him striking out that looks really cool. No homers (he had hit #54 on his last trip to Target Field, if I am correct), but I really liked how he played the game. Starting to be a big fan.

 

[ChasHawk]

I'm not saying that Bautista is on anything, but as I recall, there is not an effective test for HGH and most of the "high-tech" synthetic stuff.

this

didn't really think this was un-common knowledge

 

[nofrills]

I catch flack on a couple msg boards because I'm a fan.
Whatever, he got me back into baseball.

From Thursday night:

My 11X14

 

[Bob Loblaw]

One day my 1987 Donruss Mike Greenwell stash will pay off.

 

[azbaseballfan]

This guy is quickly becoming my favorite major leaguer. Ive watched this video like 8 times today, really takes you back to the Sosa/McGwire days



http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12404949

I just watched this viedo 3 times. I have a man crush

 

[RL24]

Reindeer Antler Velvet.

 

[morgoth]

Not really fair to blame the Pirates as they were not the only team to pass on him. Also a player has to want to change from what I remember him in the Burgh he never wanted to adjust his style.