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.
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.
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!
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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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I still love watching footage:those big swings from Gehrig
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<< <i>Will Clark's was sweet. >>
I always thought Clark had the best....but Griffey's was pretty sweet too.
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<< <i>Will Clark's was sweet. >>
Always liked Clark's swing.
<< <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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Was gonna say Ernie Els, but nothing beats this guys swing.
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I also really like the stance of Rickey Henderson, especially on his rookie card. Gotta be one of the coolest stances on a card!
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Ken Griffey Jr. Hands down. Sweetest swing.
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.
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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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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.
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<< <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.