I'm rethinking all the money and time invested into DD pitching lessons. Maybe she need to pursue a different position?
I don't follow that logic. The more offense there is, the more valuable a good pitcher becomes.
I'm rethinking all the money and time invested into DD pitching lessons. Maybe she need to pursue a different position?
From what I am seeing it is as much about fat pitches as it is great hitting. If you throw it fat and down the middle a 14 year old can hit it out of the park.
For example, because of the lowered strike zone the riseball has become less effective. Tori Finucane at Mizzou gave up two home runs during one game this weekend because her riseball wasn't being called for a strike so when she lowered it, it got hit hard out of the park. Really has taken the good pitchers and made them a lot less effective. With teams like Florida crowding the plate, the smaller strike zone, so quick to call illegal pitches (but not on the slappers who are out of the box when hitting), short fences and hot bats, it's a little out of control the excessive offense we are seeing with less than ideal swings.
Heck, Oregon as a team is batting like .380 and their on-base and slugging % is off the charts.
I don't follow that logic. The more offense there is, the more valuable a good pitcher becomes.
I agree with you on the ramifications of the strike zone. However, would you describe either of the two pitches in question as good pitches or would you say they were fat?
I agree with you on the ramifications of the strike zone. However, would you describe either of the two pitches in question as good pitches or would you say they were fat?
CoogansBluff said:I don't follow that logic. The more offense there is, the more valuable a good pitcher becomes.
My point is that it used to be you worked your arse off to become a very good pitcher and you were rewarded by being dominate during a game. Now top to bottom, every batter in the lineup is a threat to go yard. For example, UCLA's #9 batter is batting .500. Crazy but makes sense since the players ahead of her are also having lots of success at the plate.
There is a big trend for more offense and this year is a by product of it. No way Oregon hits 8 home runs in 4 innings when the school record was 6 all time in 7 innings. You ok with that?
Sure, but there is a very, very limited group of good pitchers and they are already appreciated. Players are going to leave pitching if it becomes too one sided. I know if I was getting home runs hit off me every game off questionable hits on reasonable pitches and watching batters celebrating as every looked at me as having given up a HR I would quit eventually - why should you put all that work in to have that happen?