When Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber steps into the batter’s box in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Saturday, his approach will be simple.

“What we're trying to do: Don't look like a ding-dong at the plate,” Schwarber said as a guest on Wednesday’s episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “Hit ding-dongs, but don't be a ding-dong.”

Schwarber has hit his fair share of postseason ding-dongs; his 21 playoff homers are the second most among active players , behind only Jose Altuve’s 27. However, Schwarber, who led the NL with 56 homers during the regular season, swears that he’s not always looking to go deep. He can recall at-bats when he purposely tried to hit a homer, and the end result was often him looking “like a freaking idiot,” he said.

Instead, the hulking left-hander wa

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