DON MATTINGLY’S HITTING IS SIMPLE. Copyright © 2007 by Don Mattingly and Jim Rosenthal. Foreword copyright © 2007 by Rod Carew. Preface copyright © 2007 by Joe Torre. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

www.stmartins.com

Photographs copyright © Tom DiPace

BOOK DESIGN BY AMANDA DEWEY

ISBN-10: 0-312-36620-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-312-36620-9

First Edition: March 2007

1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2