"Professional hitters talk about the swing as though it's a living thing, something with which they're not completely familiar. 'You see this guy's (
Manny Ramirez) bat speed, and you know you can't teach that,' says Red Sox first baseman
Kevin Millar.'You can't teach a guy like [Philadelphia closer]
Billy Wagner, who's all of 5'9", to throw 100 miles per hour, and you can't teach somebody to swing 150 miles per hour through the zone.'" - Columnist Charles P. Pierce in Sports Illustrated (A Cut Above, July 5, 2004)
