So you daughter wouldn't still be fast if she didn't slap?
I didn't say speed didn't matter, I said that once you get on first it doesn't matter how you get there. I've seen some really fast kids try slapping and turn a right handed hitter from a 450 hitter with power into a 250 hitter who hits singles.
But my real point is that you can't steal first base. Just firing a slapper up in the 1 hole is a mistake unless they can get on base.
If I have a choice I want someone very fast to lead off. I don't care how they hit I just want them to get on period.
If I were starting a game I would rather face any slapper in the country instead of Lauren Chamberlain.
In the end every coach in every sport does what they think will win. Some football teams always pass, some run a wishbone, some Basketball teams slow the game down, others run and gun. Some baseball teams like to run a lot, others try and hit more HR's. Some softball teams bunt you all over the field, others never do. If a coach doesn't like slappers go and play for one that does.
I didn't say speed didn't matter, I said that once you get on first it doesn't matter how you get there. I've seen some really fast kids try slapping and turn a right handed hitter from a 450 hitter with power into a 250 hitter who hits singles.
But my real point is that you can't steal first base. Just firing a slapper up in the 1 hole is a mistake unless they can get on base.
If I have a choice I want someone very fast to lead off. I don't care how they hit I just want them to get on period.
If I were starting a game I would rather face any slapper in the country instead of Lauren Chamberlain.
In the end every coach in every sport does what they think will win. Some football teams always pass, some run a wishbone, some Basketball teams slow the game down, others run and gun. Some baseball teams like to run a lot, others try and hit more HR's. Some softball teams bunt you all over the field, others never do. If a coach doesn't like slappers go and play for one that does.