Armchair LA Angels coaches rip Mike Trout's swing on Twitter

Recently, a clip of Mike Trout taking some batting practice in the cage made the rounds on social media.

My friends’ son needs help.

Any tips/suggestions? pic.twitter.com/De6hoKPlho
— Matt Lisle (@CoachLisle) February 6, 2022

His dad's reaction (his dad is the one front tossing to him) was originally what was funny, but the comments from the video are what ended up being even more comical in the end. Check out what LA Angels beat writer Jeff Fletcher had to say about them, and then take his advice:

I urge you to read the comments to this tweet, particularly the ones from the coaches who don't realize they are critiquing Mike Trout. https://t.co/BJ8olbC3he
— Jeff Fletcher (@JeffFletcherOCR) February 6, 2022

The comments truly are hysterical. Armchair coaches trying to coach the greatest hitter in the world will truly never get old.

Mike Trout receives enough coaching on the LA Angels, and doesn't need armchair experts.

The keyboard LA Angels coaches are not happy at all with Mike Trout's swing, but I give them props for not deleting their comments upon realizing that this was a three-time AL MVP in the video. I will say that this one below has to be my favorite. Trout has never been a guy who goes up to the plate trying to lift OR pull the ball, but that's what this fan took from his swing:

Opening up too soon, trying to lift and end up hitting ball off end of bat. Keep front shoulder in, towards pitcher, swing down to the ball, and take big end of bat back through pitcher. Don't yank it left.
— Michael Guetti (@GuettiMichael) February 6, 2022

For this next one, I find it pretty hilarious that the fan not only doesn't realize that Trouty's already in the Major Leagues, but that he's never missed a single All-Star Game since he's been in this league.

Step into the pitch and drive it with a 2 handed level swing . Hitting the ball hard on a line to the opposite field is a straight line to the majors. Those swings and hits of his in video are all pop-ups . Drive forward and step into the pitch ! Good luck ???
— Esteban Rodriguez (@ERodriguezFL55) February 6, 2022

I also don't see why people in the comments other than even just the above fans are claiming that Trout's trying to lift the ball and not swinging level. He's being linear to the ball, and rotational through it. Many Major League hitting coaches teach their guys to approach their swings that way, and I'd say it's worked out pretty well for a guy who's a lifetime .305/.419/.583 (1.002 OPS) hitter. Here's that criticism again for some reason:

Tell him to stop uppercutting. He’s not gonna make it very far by only hitting infield pop flies. Line drives are key in todays game
— Clifford Miller (@Cliffthecarguy) February 6, 2022

All in all, with all due respect to these fans in the comment section, I trust our guy Trout to be a great hitter. He already is; averaging 39 home runs per 162 games to go along with 122 runs scored per 162 games.

I guess we all think we know more than we do as fans sometimes. I will say, however, that these fans were being a bit overboard.

Mike Trout receives enough coaching on the LA Angels, and doesn't need armchair experts.

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