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Some general guidelines I go by:
1. Start on the plate and work your off. Too many pitchers are too fine early in the count and fall behind the have to try to get one over.
2. Make them hit your best pitch.
3. When a pitch is supposed to be in make sure it is in. Up middle down doesn’t matter as much as long as it is in.
4. If a pitch is supposed to be away make sure it is down. Up and out over the plate is a recipe for getting hit hard. (Nasty riseball out of the zone not withstanding).
5. Throw the change up when they are looking for a fastball. 1-0, 2-0, 3-1 are great changeup counts. 0-2 and 1-2 are when most young pitchers throw offspeed, but it’s actually when good hitters are looking for it the most. This is sometimes called “pitching backwards”.
1. Start on the plate and work your off. Too many pitchers are too fine early in the count and fall behind the have to try to get one over.
2. Make them hit your best pitch.
3. When a pitch is supposed to be in make sure it is in. Up middle down doesn’t matter as much as long as it is in.
4. If a pitch is supposed to be away make sure it is down. Up and out over the plate is a recipe for getting hit hard. (Nasty riseball out of the zone not withstanding).
5. Throw the change up when they are looking for a fastball. 1-0, 2-0, 3-1 are great changeup counts. 0-2 and 1-2 are when most young pitchers throw offspeed, but it’s actually when good hitters are looking for it the most. This is sometimes called “pitching backwards”.