CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Mike Schmidt has spent countless hours in the batting cage, first fine-tuning his swing as a Hall of Fame third baseman and second trying to hone the swings of Phillies hitters as a special instructor.
But Schmidt's satisfaction these days comes from helping a player become a "thinking man's hitter."
"I have my theories on the mechanics of hitting and all that, but I enjoy the mental side of hitting," Schmidt said Wednesday at Spectrum Field, where he joined big league camp as a guest instructor.