Pete Rose Explains What Made Him a Great Hitter

What size bat?Never less than 35, never more than 36 inch.Really?What?No, I use 32, 33 ounce.One time I used a 36 S2, but I choked up like this.

Let me tell you why.Because when you get into a lull, you never admit you're in a slump.Don't ever let a pitcher tell you you're in a slump.

Do one of six things when you get into a lull.You know what they are?

No, tell me.

Closer to the plate.Further away from the plate.Up in the box.Back in the box.Choke up in the bat more.Choke down in the bat more.

Make it heavier, make it lighter.Never change your swing.Your swing got you to the big leagues.You change your positioning in the batter's box.Curve ball's getting to you.Move up.

You're not getting to it.Move back on it.They're jamming you.Move away from the plate.When I first came up, they tried to knock the bat out of my hand.When I was batting left -handed, I was back here.

I wasn't over close to that plate.The only way you could jam me is if I swung the ball that far inside.But I went into everything.I used to think I could hit the ball inside to left field batting left -handed better than I could the other way.You get all your power when you go like that.That's going to left field.

This is going to center field.This is pulling.

Just a difference in where my hands are.Same swing.

Wow.That's church.That's why you got 4 ,200 hits.