FiveFrameSwing
Banned
I would love 100% first pitch strikes...as long as those strikes are pitches swung at and thrown a couple inches off the plate. If your pitcher is good enough to hit her spot 90% of the time then she should be throwing a pitch that even touches the plate about 25% of the time(or less).
A good pitcher can throw strikes. A great pitcher can throw balls that look like strikes.
Just thinking out loud here ..... if a pitcher throws a strike 25% of the time, and the batters are selective enough not to commit to a swing, that 25% target could lead to a lot of walks. A strategy of keeping the bat on the shoulder would win the game.
Obviously you must be counting on the batters not being selective enough.
In your opinion, in a live game, with a strike occurring either because "the batter swung" or "the batter didn't swing & the umpire called it a strike" ... what percentage of pitches would be 'strikes'?