Alot of times when a coach tells you whats possibly coming is because he very likely picked up a sign from the catcher.
Chances are most coaches,with 2 strikes,are telling their guys to widen and and protect anything 3-4 inches both ways.
Going up to hit without a plan or general idea of what to do is just hacking bluedog,and I think you know this.
Dont tell me with guys on base,a hitter should go up there and just hack at any pitch in the zone.What if a hit and run is on,are you still going to just "have a clear mind and swing."
Im not saying think the whole time,but you need a general idea of what should be done by you, the player.
There are plenty of approaches to hitting bluedog.Im sure yours is good,im sure most everyones here is as well.That doesnt mean yours is better then theirs or vice versa.You can have more than 1 viewpoint on hitting,its often a good thing