1.   He is deliberately trying to pull the ball, but by starting his swing earlier, he has also been better at hitting to right.

2.   Jaramillo said Greer had a tendency to start his swing too soon against left-handers.

3.   Now he was waggling the bat as he waited for a pitch, a habit that might cause him to start his swing an instant too slowly.

4.   Vaughn, in particular, seems increasingly desperate, jumping at pitches early in the count, starting his swing earlier to anticipate the fastballs that have confounded him.

5.   The next stop is likely four weeks away in Pebble Beach, when he starts his West Coast swing that eventually will take him to the Masters.

6.   This crisis could start a swing back in the other direction.