If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

On the road, I liked to be booed, I really did. Because if they boo you on the road, it's either because you're a sorehead or because you're hurting them.

Let the pitcher move first, then, as he draws his arm back, you draw the bat back and you are ready.