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 ✔️ Subscribe to ESPN Unlimited: https://plus.espn.com/ #ESPN #MLB