They Had It Rough Back in the Day

Did you ever wonder how players such as Ty Cobb, Rogers Hornsby, Babe Ruth and Ted Williams, etc. accomplished what they did without the benefit of a batting coach with a video millisecond-by-millisecond breakdown of their swing, physical trainers with whirlpools, MRIs, onsite X-rays, pain pills, cortisone shots plus batting helmets, elbow protectors, gloves with built-in knuckle protection and shin guards for the either leg, or both?

And . . . no Scott Boras?

Fred E. Stemrich

Claremont