Ted Williams on the Art of Hitting in Newly Discovered Footage | Sources Tell Jeff Passan

On this episode of Sources Tell Jeff Passan, newly discovered footage captures baseball legends Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr on a fishing trip, talking—and debating—the art of the baseball swing.
Jeff is joined by Joey Votto, who idolized Williams and studied The Science of Hitting, along with the Executive Director of the Ted Williams Foundation and a friend and former security guard of Ted’s.
Together, they watch this remarkable footage and break down Ted’s thoughts on hitting, his approach to the swing, and what it’s like to hear one of baseball’s greatest hitters talk about his craft in such a candid setting.
A rare glimpse of baseball history that has to be seen.

0:00 Welcome to Sources Tell Jeff Passan
2:35 Never before seen footage of Ted Williams
7:18 Joey Votto & Dave McCarthy join the show
10:40 Ted and Bobby Doerr debate rules
14:53 Ted on what makes a perfect swing
19:40 Ted pulling the ball in the air
25:08 Ted not understanding that everyone doesn’t have his talent
28:23 Value of an upswing
32:41 Modern bat on plane
35:45 Ted hosting Barry Bonds at his house
39:45 Bobby Doerr’s relationship with Ted
42:45 Finding the lost footage
51:57 Ted gets Bobby Doerr to curse
55:44 Swing Decisions
58:34 Thoughts on ABS
59:40 Popping up
1:02:28 Infuriated by grounding out to right side
1:06:04 Dave on spending time with Ted
1:08:04 The vote on the debate
1:13:00 Reliving the iconic fishing trip of Ted Williams and Bobby Doerr

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