DD used to like to hit the batter on 0-2 counts, a hit looked good as long as it was the batter that hit it.
Strikeouts are nice...but I'll take GO- FO-BB-GO inning over a K-K-HR-K inning any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
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Interrsting. I think over the course of the season I would take the strikeout pitcher because the other pitcher will also give up some big hits but hasn't shown the talent to get batters out without putting the ball in play.
c) Someone said above "the goal of a pitcher is to put the ball in play...", I completely disagree with that statement
I think WHIP for fastpitch is a skewed stat because of slappers and small ball and the overall speed of the game vs baseball. I don't track this for my team...