Making a Point -or- A Bit Harsh?

BobInMadison said:

I had a feeling of impending doom when the pitch was about halfway to the plate. .

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grcsftbll said:

Digression here: that 3-0 pitch is often the prettiest pitch the batter will see. I get the logic of take the chance it'll be a ball and get on base. At the same time, if that pitch ends up being the perfect batter's pitch, doesn't it make more sense to hit it? We're only 10U but our coach doesn't even have a take sign. He said early on he wants them aggressive with the bats and at this age won't have them take pitches at all. We have more of an issue with KCs at this age so I like that he encourages them to swing. So someone w/ older girls, once you get to 14U and up, is that 3-0 pitch likely enough to be a ball to justify not swinging if it's really really not a ball?

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