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So who had the sweetwest swing

TomiTomi Posts: 643 ✭✭✭
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You can name only 1 player. I would say Darryl Strawberry.
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  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭
    Griffey Jr.
  • sportscardtheorysportscardtheory Posts: 1,786 ✭✭✭
    Will Clark's was sweet.
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  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    so was Barry Bonds'. but he hit his sweeteast into a bathtub.
  • mesapsamesapsa Posts: 306
    Strawberry, K for sure in first place, Griffey Jr second
  • mojorobmojorob Posts: 392 ✭✭
    I'd say Griffey Jr. over The Strawman's .... just because he connected more often.
  • ahkmedbinladenahkmedbinladen Posts: 494 ✭✭
    Manny "The Roadrunner" Sanguillen
  • slum22slum22 Posts: 2,594 ✭✭✭✭
    Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area it was and is Will Clark for me. He was my childhood sports hero. Wore 22 on all my baseball and basketball teams after him. He had an underrated caree. He had really great numbers to start his career but tailed off and didn't finish strong enough to be more than a fringe HOF candidate. Too bad, he's one I think who played without steroids and losers like Rafael Palmeiro who couldn't hold his jock in college or to begin their MLB careers blew by him later in their careers in HR and RBI's because they were juicing and he (probably) wasn't. Finished his career at age 36 batting .319 in his final season. He batted .300 or better 10 out of 15 seasons and his career postseason numbers were .333/.409/547 in 7 career postseason series including one NLCS MVP.
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  • bobbyw8469bobbyw8469 Posts: 7,139 ✭✭✭
    Ted Williams
  • elronmckenzieelronmckenzie Posts: 151 ✭
    Being from Seattle I'm a little bias, but Ken Griffey Jr. had the sweetest swing I ever saw.
  • jmmiller777jmmiller777 Posts: 1,324 ✭✭✭
    Willie Mays in his prime.
    I still love watching footage:those big swings from Gehrig
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  • creecree Posts: 393 ✭✭
    As far as sweetest looking swing, I would say Ken Griffey Jr. I also liked Darryl Stawberry. What about Julio Franco that swing of his keep him in the league untill he was an old man. Those were always my favorites. Oh yeah can't forget good old Bo Jackson.
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Griffey


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  • RyanAdmirerRyanAdmirer Posts: 632 ✭✭


    << <i>Will Clark's was sweet. >>



    I always thought Clark had the best....but Griffey's was pretty sweet too.
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  • Downtown1974Downtown1974 Posts: 6,859 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Best: Griffey Jr.
    Worst: Gary Sheffield

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  • ManofmoeManofmoe Posts: 264 ✭✭
    +1 for Griffey
  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭
    Griffey has my vote
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  • CubsFan41CubsFan41 Posts: 513 ✭✭


    << <i>Will Clark's was sweet. >>



    Always liked Clark's swing.
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  • cincyredlegscincyredlegs Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭


    << <i>+1 for Griffey >>



    +2 for Griffey. I thought he had the sweetest swing before he came to the Reds. Just looked so smooth and easy.

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  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    Ted Williams
  • samspopsamspop Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭
    Gotta be Teddy Baseball.
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  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    If we are talking golf swing, there is no contest:

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  • samspopsamspop Posts: 1,992 ✭✭✭


    << <i>If we are talking golf swing, there is no contest:

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    Was gonna say Ernie Els, but nothing beats this guys swing.
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  • MrNearMintMrNearMint Posts: 1,209 ✭✭✭
    I'm not very knowledgable about baseball but id say Griffey jr.
    I also really like the stance of Rickey Henderson, especially on his rookie card. Gotta be one of the coolest stances on a card!
  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,998 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ted Williams >>


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  • PatrickBatemanPatrickBateman Posts: 21
    Joltin' Joe DiMaggio.

    Or me, when Huey Lewis is playing, and I am standing on the NY Times Styles section.
  • Baez578Baez578 Posts: 967 ✭✭✭
    Can't argue about strawberry or Griffey. Bonds version 1.0 (pre-PED pirates) looked sweet too.
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    Hammerin Hank
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  • RedglobeRedglobe Posts: 652 ✭✭✭
    On film- Ted Williams

    In person-Ken Griffey Jr.

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  • csmtampacsmtampa Posts: 1,828 ✭
    Ken Griffey Jr

    Every kid in little league would try and swing like Junior!
  • AC000000AC000000 Posts: 257 ✭✭✭
    I looked at Teddy Ballgame's swing again just to make sure, and feel embarrassed that I had to take a second look to make sure.

    Ken Griffey Jr. Hands down. Sweetest swing.
  • HoofHeartedHoofHearted Posts: 2,537 ✭✭
    Rod Carew! He could lay down a mean bunt, too. Great bat control!
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  • MrKnowthanxMrKnowthanx Posts: 322 ✭✭
    I agree 100% on the Strawberry pick. As soon as I ready the Title Strawberry was my answer. I grew up being a huge Strawaberry fan and am a life long Mets fan so I will throw that out their, but even if I wasn't Darryl is the pick.
  • MooseDogMooseDog Posts: 1,946 ✭✭✭
    You guys must be young 'uns.

    Definitely agree with Griffey and Strawberry in terms of sweetness. But you're leaving out some great older hitters:

    Hank Aaron's swing was effortless. He'd wiggle that bat and then bring the barrel through like a lightning bolt. Perfect balance.


  • ClockworkAngelClockworkAngel Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭
    Will Clark gets my vote as well. I just loved watching him hit

    Honorable mentions:
    Mark Grace
    Don Mattingly (Loved that crouch and then straightens up and releases)
    Rod Carew
    Tony Gwynn
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    "Mark Grace
    Don Mattingly (Loved that crouch and then straightens up and releases)
    Rod Carew
    Tony Gwynn "


    I was going to say Mattingly myself, the 83-89 crouch-attack swing. That was lethal until the back really gave out in the Summer of '90. From then on he constantly tinkered with it.
    Also thought George Brett could really stroke it.
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  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The sweetest swings I remember watching as a kid were Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones, and Jim Edmonds.
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    Lou Gehrig
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    I always enjoyed watching The Big Hurt, Frank Thomas.
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  • GB5HOFGB5HOF Posts: 590 ✭
    Current player...give me Carlos Gonzalez.
  • no1cpno1cp Posts: 76
    I feel like it was while watching a Tigers game a few years ago they were talking about sweetest swings, and the announcer mentioned that it was always the lefties with the best looking. It seems like 90% of the responses thus far have been left handed hitters.

    On topic: KGJr. I was going to say Adam Dunn, because I've never seen someone swat at air with more power in my life.
  • GB5HOFGB5HOF Posts: 590 ✭
    I agree with that for sure...so many pretty lefty swings that I can think of in my time watching baseball...Brett, Will Clark, Strawberry, Griffey, Carlos Guillen from the left side, Cargo, Robinson Cano...the only righty I remember looking pretty was Edgar Martinez.
  • moonlightgrahammoonlightgraham Posts: 330 ✭✭✭
    Rod Carew - one of my favorite players growing up
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,464 ✭✭✭
    Ted


    Honorable mention
    the Kid
    Tony Gwynn
    clark

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  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭


    << <i>The sweetest swings I remember watching as a kid were Ken Griffey Jr., Andruw Jones, and Jim Edmonds. >>

    Yeah, Jim Edmonds had a sweet swing.

    Worst swing in baseball history? Juan Uribe. That thing is fugly.
  • GB5HOFGB5HOF Posts: 590 ✭
    I'd put Hunter Pence at the top of the ugly swing pile...
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