quote:Originally posted by Nicholas25:
I am analyzing my base stealing approach as well. In the past I have ran too often on the second pitch if the first pitch was as fastball for a strike, because the second pitch (on the high school level) is often a breaking ball, but this year I am going to chart better. I want to know the tendencies of the pitcher as far as how he has pitched to every batter. Of course the arm strength and accuracy of the opposing catcher and the accuracy of the opposing pitcher come into play. There are obvious counts that increase the chances for a successful steal. I like aggressiveness, but there is a fine line between aggressiveness and stupid. You never want to take the bat out of the hands of one of your better hitters and you do not want to run into outs (although you will at times) and take yourself out of a big inning.
Make sure to do the opposite, you'll learn quickly that most opposing coaches run/hit and run in the same counts and you can pitch out and steal some outs.