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David Beasley, General Associate
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Volume 46, Issue 17
Arts & Culture
“Slump? I ain’t in no slump … I just ain’t hitting.” Hall of Fame New York Yankee Yogi Berra was widely known for humorous quotes like this, but don’t let the wily catcher fool you, he really could hit a baseball. Berra won the American League MVP award three times from 1951 to 1955, ending his career with 358 home runs and a .285 batting average.
In this week’s edition of our “Technique if the week,” we are talking baseball and more specifically, hitting the ball to the opposite field rather than pulling the ball down the line. “Oppo,” as 20-year veteran Clackamas head coach Robin Robinson calls it, is a must for all quality hitters.
“Baseball requires skill smarts and training,” said Robinson. “The team gets eight months of training throughout the year for 50 games.”
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