Bad Henry

After Hank Aaron died yesterday morning there were a lot of clips showing up of him hitting. Many of them were in slow motion. Saw enough to notice something that I think I had seen before but didn't really pay attention to. It was the way he adjusted in the middle of a swing.

When you watch two of his great contemporaries, Mantle and Mays, they have utterly immodest swings. They swing like there is no tomorrow. Big, long, powerful swings.

Hank's swing is by comparison very modest. In slow motion you can see him adjust his bat. A high inside pitch and he adjusts his bat up and tight. Great vision and lightning reflexes.

Aaron should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame five times. Once for his total bases. Once for his runs scored. Once for his hits. Once for his runs batted in. Once for the home runs.

Just to clarify how much better he was than most of the other players in the Hall.