Often being touchy or easily annoyed by others.

Blaming others for his or her mistakes or misbehavior.

Deliberate attempts to annoy or upset people.

Active defiance and refusal to comply with adult requests and rules.

In children with Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), there is an ongoing pattern of uncooperative, defiant, and hostile behavior toward authority figures that seriously interferes with the child's day to day functioning. However, openly uncooperative and hostile behavior becomes a serious concern when it is so frequent and consistent that it stands out when compared with other children of the same age and developmental level and when it affects the child's social, family, and academic life. Oppositional behavior is a normal part of development for two to three year olds and early adolescents. They may argue, talk back, disobey, and defy parents, teachers, and other adults. That is said in jest, of course, but the batting stances on this list are legendary not only for the statistics the batters put up, but for the quirkiness of the stances these hitters lived and died by throughout their Major League careers.All children are oppositional from time to time, particularly when tired, hungry, stressed, or upset. Some batters might actually take all of these into account when figuring out how they want to stand in the batter's box, looking to get an edge in whatever way they possibly can - on the other hand, the hitters on this list may have been using a bit of a different strategy, notably 'can I screw with the pitcher by having a ludicrous batting stance?'

How quickly can he uncoil his bat when he sees a pitch he likes? Is the stance comfortable? Does it allow the batter to hit the ball as hard as he possibly can? Does it give him an mental or physical advantage over the pitcher he's facing? The at-bat won't start until the batter is set in his batting stance, and while some may think of it simply as just a way of standing before hitting a ball, a hitter's stance is important on so many levels.

The batting stance is the beginning of anything that happens during the exchange between pitcher and batter. Batters, in their own right, want to shine with long bombs and a knack for knocking in runs - but for some hitters (including some of the best of all-time), the thing that stands out the most is their unique, strange, and sometimes downright ridiculous batting stances.

Odd looking iaido stance