Yeah, that's a great article. I'm wondering who Williams was talking about when he said "he knows he's hitting too many pitchers' pitches. There are some hitters who had pretty good years, but now they're starting to filter down because pitchers know they'll swing at two or three balls. I can name you one in Boston who had some great years, but it's been steadily downhill since then. How the hell could the stupid American League pitchers let this guy hit like he did. They just weren't bearing down on him in the first three or four pitches.... "Thanks HPC. I've always thought that was one of the greatest columns ever written:
https://www.si.com/vault/1986/04/14/633776/a-real-rap-session
Also:
This was during the 1986 spring training. My guess would be either Buckner or Tony Armas?
Also, I was amazed that the first LHP that Boggs mentioned as "nasty" was the great Matt Young.