Called off balk and impact of the hitting coach

My take on the supposed Tim Hamulack balk, which was called with one out in the ninth by the second base umpire and called off by the home plate ump? I don't think it messed up Hamulack one bit. He just made a bad pitch and Bobby Abreu is a very good hitter in somewhat of a slump. It was not like his HR was a mammoth one, either. 2/3 of the way out I was thinking Jose Cruz jr had a realistic shot at snatching it from the first row of stands. So no - I don't believe in the balk conspiracy. Things happen, and they just took a bad turn for the Dodger rookie yesterday afternoon.

Now, this happen or are made happen. We were wondering here whether the Dodgers' hitting has taken a sudden surge due to the hot-hitting hand of hitting instructor Eddie Murray. This is what Sandy Alomar (currently batting over .476 in two games, including the night game yesterday) had to say about Eddie's impact:

"Since the beginning of Spring Training I've been working
with Eddie Murray on being aggressive and hitting the ball
before it crosses the plate, and it's made a big difference for me."

And Sandy is not the only one, that Murray seems to have influenced. The young guns (Jason Repko, James Loney) are also enjoying an early season hitting binge at .346 and .316 respectively.