How often should you be hitting a batter?

[djcarter1966]

I would get into the umpires ear and make sure he is watching for batters leaning into the strike zone. Then throw heat on the inside corner. If a batter is crowding the plate, it will be very difficult to hit square a pitch up and balls off the handle are usually routine grounders or easy pop ups. There is also something very satisfying in breaking a composite bat with an inside pitch...

Thanks I actually posted without getting to the bottom and see others mention Florida...funny how everyone brings up Florida you would think umpires would be on the look out...the Gators almost make a joke out of it which to me is not funny and they only do it because they get away with it...ring up a couple girls on strike three as they stick their elbow pad on the black or in the river and they would cut it out.

Of course I expect nothing less from the same coach yelling signals at girls batting mid pitch, you can be champion and have the respect of your fans and still be bush league.

 

[riseball]

Interesting how people mention Florida with respect to HBP yet there are other teams that got hit significantly more often.

Florida - 73
SC - 85

 

[riseball]

Florida spends 5 hours a week training their hitters to get hit by pitches. They have their own assistant coach for HBP.

Definitely need that sarcasm font.

 

[NVfishing]

Do it every time they talk back! JK. I don't see it often. Saw it once this weekend in a game I was watching. Think it cracked a rib.

 

[osagedr]

DD's first inning of TB this year she hit 3 batters...ended up with 3 more in the next 64 innings.

I plunked her in BP a couple of weeks ago the next pitch after she whizzed a liner by my ear...you've never seen a more genuine look of shock on a kid's face...