Greenmonsters
Wannabe Duck Boat Owner
I don't want to tell my 10U (or now 12U) team to NOT SWING. Because that is the best way to deal with it if you are out to win - only swing at mid-plate meatballs or just walk runs in all game long. And I don't want to ask my pitcher to throw fastballs down-the-middle. She doesn't want to make it easy on the batter to whack her to (or over) the fence because the umpire can't call a strike.
That isn't the game. That is just stupid.
I'll readily agree that sometimes what it takes to win in the short term is not in the best interest of winning in the long term. Its a matter of defining your objectives and acting/adjusting accordingly.