1.   He remembers how Rodriguez quickly learned to shorten his swing at bat and to make a smoother throw from short.

2.   I just know that it was something straight and that I was trying to shorten my swing and try to make contact.

3.   In a two-week stint at Class AAA Norfolk in August, he shortened his swing and has gotten back to hitting line drives.

4.   Karros, now healthy, shortened his swing, began hitting to the opposite field and cut down on his strikeouts.

5.   Ledee has recovered from pneumonia and is trying to shorten his swing and adapt to breaking balls, but circumstances are such that Ledee will establish his career elsewhere.

6.   She talked of how seven months ago, a new coach flattened and shortened her swing, which made it much more accurate.

7.   The team is trying to shorten his swing and adjust his weight transfer.

8.   They shortened his swing and stressed patience.

9.   To help shorten his swing again, Boone said he approached every pitch like it was coming with two strikes against him.

10.   With the Cardinals, he had to shorten his swing because they were throwing him fastballs inside.