In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

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Even though it is a very tough choice for me i would have to say with out a doubt in my mind that "the kid" had the sweetest swing in baseball. the way he just gracefully waved the bat at the ball amazed me and his home run trot is up there with the greatest

[SPTO]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

John Olerud in his prime had the closest thing to a Ted Williams swing and that was a thing to behold.

Out of your list though i'd probably say Griffey.

[bkrich83]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Tony Gwynn.

Barry Bonds said that was the one guy he would pay to see hit a baseball.

[Happy29]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

I agree on Tony Gwynn I also liked Mark Grace and Mike Schmidt's swing

[AFA_Falcons]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

No doubt has to go to Junior Griffey. Tony Gwynn was great also, but IMO Griffey's is the best ever.

[DieHardYankee26]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Don Mattingly had a great swing in his prime. So short and compact. But it wasn't much to look at. If you're talking sweet swings, your list starts and ends with Junior. Noone had a sweeter swing than Griffey in the 90s.

[jake44np]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Will "The Trill" Clark.

[JBH3]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Will "The Trill" Clark.

Eric Davis had a pretty sweet swing too.

I like Chase Utley's quick-strike swing as well.

[nyisles16]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

The Straw man had a smooth swing... but as far as the poll goes, Junior would have the best in his prime

[bkrich83]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Will "The Trill" Clark.

Good call on Will Clark. He did have a super smooth swing.

[bkrich83]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Speaking of this poll, we do know baseball was played before the year 2006 don't we?

[thegoat30]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

How long before Blzer comes in and says himself?

[Blzer]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Griffey's swing is the prettiest looking, but by far the most fundamentally flawed of the above options. Same would go for a guy like Jim Edmonds. Long swings are not as advantageous as compact swings.

I'd say as a complete package in terms of the look and the fundamentals, Bonds takes the cake. Pujols is a close second, but right-handed hitters for some reason don't look as good when going yard as left-handed hitters do.


EDIT:

How long before Blzer comes in and says himself?

Haha, I'm third.

[SoxFan01605]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

I chose other, though of the one's listed I would say that Griffy Jr.'s was the sweetest.

I thought David Justice had one of the prettiest swings I've seen before his shoulder injury caused him to change it up and add that weird hitch to it.

I would agree that Gwynn's was awesome as well.

[DrJones]

Re: In Their Prime who had the sweeter swing

Sweetest swing: Junior, with HM to Olerud.

My favourite home run swing had to be Ryan Klesko's massive uppercut. Not terribly efficient, but man, when he connected, it sure looked impressive.