Great article by Shi Davidi on Batista and his preparation and intelligence. Amazing dedication! Definitely a must-read.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/201...tista_routine/
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Two and a half hours before game time Friday evening, Jose Bautista strides through the Toronto Blue Jays clubhouse clad in an orange T-shirt and black workout shorts, a stuffed yet neat binder tucked under his right arm.
“Let’s go, position players,” he calls out. “Meeting time.”
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A good student growing up back home in the Dominican Republic right through his days at Chipola Junior College, Bautista takes a scholar’s approach to his analysis of opposing pitchers. Incorporating input from Gaston, Murphy and former teammate Vernon Wells last year, he now dissects video with a thoroughness that would make even the most meticulous CIA analysts blush.
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“I try to have a nice idea of what the pitcher might try to do to get me out. I kind of put myself in their shoes and look at things from the other side.”
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