How to hit the high pitch

TDT - tall, down, through it. Sean Casey and Bill Ripken break down the hitting approach to hitting the high fastball and more.

[yeomans]

"If you're ten years old and your coach tells you to get on top of the ball, tell him no" - Josh Donaldson

[jonathanrouse]

Love to see someone finally talk hitting and not be worried about trying to create a lunch angle. Just let the swing happen and the motion of the swing works. Never were truer words said down through and tall.

[luckypozzo]

Sean Casey was a GREAT hitter, not just anybody

[dagruddicker]

nice drill. I love Bill and Cal. some of the best baseball teachers ever.

[YouGoPro]

I had the opportunity to get Bobby Tewksbary on camera this weekend in Texas. He has some interesting concepts on hitting the high pitch (and low pitch) that seem counter intuitive but once you hear him explain it, it makes a lot of sense!

[gothard]

Can Sean Casey be the hitting coach for the Reds? Him or Eric Davis would be great.

[michaelhoffman]

Down to the baseball results in ground balls and pop flies. You should talk about how the rear arm works under and through the baseball while the front shoulder works back.

[Chris-kkc]

I love the high pitch. They feel like they come off the bat already over the infielders (so to speak).

[familyguyj.]

Anyone else can't lay off of, or swings and misses on the high fastballs?

[drey_scorchin]

Good info guys I will use This tip in mlbtheshow 20 franchise & games vs the cpu

[baileysmith]

i never understood how hitting the high pitch was hard. i find it easier to judge the ball or strike (its right there), and i can get lift on it to go over the infielders, rather than lining out or grounding out to them

[TheRmm]

Billy Ripken could be Steve Wikos' long lost twin!

[patrickchapman]

What that hitter said wasn’t what he was doing. I think I understand how to adjust hands now, but not because he explained it.

[omarortega]

Can you be gary hitting coach i mean Yankees hitting coach cus Marcus thames is a horrible coach???

[evanmcgee]

Am I the only one that yelled DDT when he said TDT

[baileysmith]

the one thing the Yankees fail to do. everyone looks at launch angle as leaning back and lifting it, like the Yankees. Wrong! step, drive it, and get down into the ball

[coachcoach]

I pray nobody’s teaching drive the back elbow! I haven’t seen any one do it. You probably don’t understand what there doing and just one of those guys that assumes and don’t like change

[clayman]

Dude didn't even say how to hit a high pitch....bad teacher