Clare wanted to stay for a panel
session featuring Adam Engel, Daniel Palka, Michael Kopech and Yoan
Moncada. Someone asked what they were
doing to prepare for the upcoming season.
Super-goof Palka instantly turned serious and said he was making
adjustments for his second season as a major leaguer, though he didn’t go into
specifics. But Engel certainly did.
Hoping he didn’t sound too
“nerdy,” Engel talked about how athletes tend to be on their toes, literally. I mean, what greater dis is there in sports
than to be caught “flat-footed”? Only
you can’t hit that way. Trying to,
“You’re missing out on your posterior chain, like your glutes, your hamstrings,
things of that nature if your heel’s not on the ground. That’s been a huge focus of mine,” related
Professor Engel, who was quoted in Monday’s Tribune.
While Engel was talking, I leaned
over to Clare and whispered, “In other words, stay back on the ball, wait for
your pitch, and don’t hit off your front foot.”
And, Yes, I have an honest-to-goodness Ph.D.
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