What has happened to the art of fouling off two strike pitches?
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quote:Originally posted by TRhit:
The way strike zones vary and you cannot take lose pitches---fouling them off prevents bad calls and strikeouts and also build the pitch counmt for the opposing pitcher
quote:Originally posted by TRhit:
The way strike zones vary and you cannot take lose pitches---fouling them off prevents bad calls and strikeouts and also build the pitch counmt for the opposing pitcher
quote:Bluedog
You continue to amaze me----I am talking of pitches that are borderline stikes---not real good to hit but possbly can be called strikes---you must be one hell of a coach--are you saying you can hit every pitch solidly that you can foul off?
quote:However, these averages can be misleading because hitters will only swing at great pitches to hit on a 0-0 count, and let the marginal strikes that lead to a lower average go by for strike one.
quote:best hitters of this era Manny Ramirez saying concerning his approach at the plate: "dont try to do too much"?
quote:There's aggressive and stupid aggressive when hitting and the dividing line gets really thin at each progressive level.
quote:Many here will say they can still drive that curveball...if so, they have never seen a good college or MLB curve.