Originally Posted by Racer Ex

There was a great vignette in "Ball Four" about a hitting coach who was a terror at the plate back in the day. He couldn't articulate much of anything because he was just a natural talent. After watching guys mess up he would take the bat from them, whack one over the fence, then turn around and say "See? That's how you do it". Being a great racer doesn't make you a great teacher.