“You look at Ruth, Mantle, all these hitters back in the day, they all leg kick or toe tap. They all gain a ton of ground. Their strides are huge.… It’s the theory that whatever starts in motion, stays in motion.… Isaac Newton is my favorite hitting coach. The whole old-school mentality of swinging down, chopping down on the ball? It’s bullshit.” Turner slammed the table with a fist in frustration. How many coaches had let down how many players?
