Ted Williams: “I Don’t Guess What They Throw.”
Ted Williams: “I don’t guess what they throw.”
An exclusive excerpt from “The Kid” by Ben Bradlee, Jr.: Williams pioneered the use of a lighter bat—once considered heresy for sluggers—arguing that bat speed, not heft, was the key to power. His entire career, Ted studied pitchers intently for their tendencies, and quizzed hitters about what a pitcher threw to him in what situation. “Ted always said: ‘I don’t guess what they throw. I figure what they’re going to throw,’” says Tom Wright, a backup outfielder and pinch hitter for the Sox from 1948-1951.
(PHOTO: Ted Williams with the Minneapolis Millers, 1938. National Baseball Hall of Fame Library.)
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‘The Kid: The Immortal Life of Ted Williams,’ by Ben Bradlee Jr.
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