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Do pitchers tend to get more BB when trying to strike out a batter or trying to get them to hit the ball? Assuming they are not fatigued and doing ok on the mound.
Do pitchers tend to get more BB when trying to strike out a batter or trying to get them to hit the ball? Assuming they are not fatigued and doing ok on the mound.
Do pitchers tend to get more BB when trying to strike out a batter or trying to get them to hit the ball? Assuming they are not fatigued and doing ok on the mound.
I do like the idea of pitching like a fascist. I'm going to tell my daughter to pitch like a fascist. Then I'll spend the next hour explaining what a fascist is. Then she'll say "you said we were only going to practice for an hour.""Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. "
It’s tough to buy into soft contact with a questionable defense. In this case I would keep track of earned runs vs unearned runs. The confidence of a pitcher is very important. If the pitcher is doing what is asked of her and giving up many unearned runs she needs to know she is doing her job. A pitchers primary function is to get outs and keep their team in the game. How they get outs is not as important as getting the outs. Gotta keep team in the game and give them the opportunity to win the game.My Daughter is first season 12u and was recruited to pitch on a new team, the HC told the parents his strategy was for the pitchers to pitch for weak contact vs. Ks. From what I’ve seen of the defense, I’m not sure that’s such a good idea. They are an A level team but 1st year 12u. I’m concerned if DD following this instruction she will walk players or errors will be made in the field and she will be come frustrated.
Why not let her decide if she should try to strike out the batter vs. trying to get them to hit the ball? I’m wondering if he is trying to get the defense more opportunities to field outs? Or keep pitch counts lower assuming they hit the ball sooner rather than later since sometimes it take 6-8 pitches to strike out a good batter,
I also think if this is the strategy, they should do a lot of situational stuff with live pitching to batters in practice to figure this out.
Thoughts on this strategy?
I can’t find any info about it.
Having been a pitcher you have to hold yourself to a high standard. My goal was to throw a perfect game every time out. Pitching is about walking your expectations back and being flexible."Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic. "