On the defensive side of this equation, I want my pitcher to continue to pour the ball through the strike zone and trust our defense. Get ahead of hitters and keep the pressure on the offense.
Many teams go with the "take until you get a strike" approach so even a FB down the middle serves to :
1) get ahead 0-1
2) frustrate a hitter who may not have swung at a good pitch all game...he finally gets one and the coach has him taking. Many times, he gets into a negative mind frame (note his body language) and cannot recover in the AB. This hitter is suceptible to the followup CB or CU.
3) Let the offense know that your bats will have to beat us. We will not beat ourselves.
This approach is also based upon our ability to shut down the running game as well as my confidence in my defense to get us out of a situation.