Who has the sweetest swing?

frankhardy

I say Griffey, Jr.

megatron

This has flame written all over it, but I will say it anyway. My choice is Rafael Palmeiro and then Griffey, Jr.

frankhardy

Just because Palmeiro took steroids doesn't mean that his swing wasn't great. I agree that it was.

zef204

I think Griffey.

megatron

<< <i>Just because Palmeiro took steroids doesn't mean that his swing wasn't great. I agree that it was. >>



Well you know, many on this board consider him just god given awful and not even worthy of the hall, so I'm sure they think the same of his swing.

Cubfan

Although, the smoother swings tend to belong to lefties due to the fact that their natural momentum leads them towards first base, for a righty, Paul Konerko of the White Sox has a very surprisingly smooth swing.

DeutscherGeist

John Olerud right now


Mattingly and Molitor in the past


Griffey is good. Palmeiro I don't know much about

Axtell

Wade Boggs first.

Ken Griffey Jr. second.

IrishMike

Not sure exactly what is meant by the sweetest swing, if you mean most techically correct and enjoyable to watch, I would have to nominate Al Kaline as one of those I have seen, even though he was a member of the hated Tigers. Tony Oliva is another hitter who comes to mind. He was just a natural at the plate and you never saw him over swing.

1420sports

I always thought Von Hayes had a great swing ... it seems that most lefties do.

All of the nominees thus far are left handed - I think Oliva was

SDSportsFan

I totally agree that Palmeiro's the sweetest


Steve

Throwdown

Hugh Duffy

stevek

Best swing I ever saw was Richie Allen.

Kid4hof03

Will Clark

Onlypsahockey

Manny Ramirez

Best ever: Teddy "the science of hitting" Ballgame

coinkat

Ted Williams... end of discussion.

Wasy

ARod has the smoothest swing in the game followed closely by Soriano. These two guys make it look effortless.

Always loved Eddie Murray's swing as well

Cubfan

I also have to log in "Sweet Swinging" Billy Williams.

interchanges

All Time: Willie Mays (ok, when he was young)

Now: Junior

WinPitcher

Pepe Frias

megatron

<< <i>Will Clark >>



Good one. I loved his when he played as well. On another note, I saw some vintage footage of Lou Gehrig swinging and it was fantastic. However, since I've never seen him play in person, I could not list him here.

JoeBanzai

Harmon Killebrew. I just saw a replay of his home run in the 1965 All-Star game and his swing was not only flawless it generated a tremendous amount of POWer.

coinkat

Harmon Killebrew was a great power hitter... end of discussion.

JoeBanzai

I can't remember what sports publication said it, but Al Kaline and Harmon Killebrew were mentioned as having the two "best" swings of their times. Kaline was a better hitter for average and "Killer" hit more home runs in the decade of 1960-70 than any other player in MLB. Much has been written about Musial's and Yazstremski's "strange" batting stances, but if you watch the way most of the great hitters swing is at the moment their bat is travelling through the strike zone, I think they will all look very similar.

JoeBanzai

DirtyHarry

If this is "had".....it would have to be Ted Williams. Ted stated that Tony Gwynn had the best stroke he ever saw. Today, who can argue with Pulos?

Abbysdaddy61903

Sweetest swings?- hands down, no questions asked, Theodore Samuel Williams and Tyrus Raymond Cobb.