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Great images.

FYI Marco Scutaro of the Giants (last 2 images) is a fun hitter to watch. He has the highest contact rate (over 94%) in all of baseball—meaning no matter who is pitching, he can usually swing and put the ball in play.

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I agree. He's kicking butt this post season. The man has great mechanics and is just clutch (knock on wood). Now Hunter Pence. Good grief, that guy looks atrocious at the plate.

Hunter Pence has always been a guy who made up for absolutely terrible baseball knowledge / talent by being a beast of an athlete. I imagine we'll see a rapid drop in his ability as he gets into his early 30s.

I re-watched the last gif where he makes good contact over and over because of his action. His head doesn't move a millimetre, it's all body motion. Amazing.

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