Ted Williams was a scientist of the game. Hard to imagine seeing another one of his caliber ever.

I listened to an interview with Tony Gwynn (another brilliant hitter) talking about his conversations with Williams. Williams lived in San Diego and has a street named after him there. He and Gwynn met often. He told Gwynn that the biggest hole in his swing was high, inside fastballs and that if he wanted to be the best he had to not only handle those pitches, but make pitchers pay by putting them out of the park. If he did that, Williams said, nobody would dare go high, inside on him.

Other great commentaries on Williams that I heard was from Buck O'Neil, a negro leagues veteran and one of the founders of the Negro Leagues Museum in Kansas City. He said that Satchell Paige was the greatest ball player ever, but that Williams was the greatest hitter. He said that Williams knew more about what a pitcher wanted to throw than the pitcher himself.

My favorite quote from Williams goes something like this (I'm paraphrasing). "If I knew that hitting .400 was going to be such a big deal, I would have done it more often."

What a true hero of the game. Thanks for posting.