The Cleveland Indians aren't hitting very well.
According to Yahoo! Sports, the Indians are batting .245 as a team. While that's not the worst—the worst would be the Houston Astros .228 average—it's not something Indians hitting coach Jon Nunnally should be putting on his resume should he be let go.
While watching the game last night, and listening to the play-by-play from Tom Hamilton on the radio, Hamilton noted Grady Sizemore's swing had gotten longer in an effort to generate more power.
The reason to generate more power would be to hit more home runs. Since Sizemore's only home run this season was wiped off the books due to a rainout, Sizemore currently has no home runs.
But Hamilton's comment exposed the problem, that being Sizemore seems to be TRYING to hit home ...
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