Two Strikes and a Philosophy

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Originally Posted by sportsfanatic21

The "make sure it's your pitch" philosophy is obviously flawed. Especially at this level. College players make errors...see our team last night. Take your rips early in the count, but you have to put the ball in play with 2 strikes.

That said, the biggest issue with this team is that NOBODY is doing any damage when they do get "their pitch".

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The two times you should "make sure it's your pitch" are 1st pitch and a 3 and 1 count.....jmo

Isn’t one of the oldest adages in baseball “choke up and protect the plate with 2 strikes”?

ETA: I guess we will never see a 10 or 11 pitch at bat with our guys fouling pitch after pitch off working the pitcher until
He gets one he can drive.

Are re trying to reinvent the game?

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Originally Posted by GeauxCajuns

Isn’t one of the oldest adages in baseball “choke up and protect the plate with 2 strikes”?

ETA: I guess we will never see a 10 or 11 pitch at bat with our guys fouling pitch after pitch off working the pitcher until
He gets one he can drive.

Are re trying to reinvent the game?

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Most guys who get paid to coach baseball over-complicate the game. Most also spend too much time and effort trying to fix things that aren't really broken.

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Originally Posted by basinbear

The two times you should "make sure it's your pitch" are 1st pitch and a 3 and 1 count.....jmo

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I endorse this philosophy, except I would include 1-0, 2-0, 2-1 and 3-0. I acknowledge that my offensive philosophy is much more aggressive than most people are co__ortable with.

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Originally Posted by JoeLeblanc

Well the problem as I see it, as I’ve mentioned before is there NO SHAME in striking out anymore. How many times have you players not even swing. It’s rampant at all levels of baseball. The teaching method I guess is don’t swing unless it’s “your” pitch.

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so early in the season, how would they have enough data to determine where their better hitting zones are yet?

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Originally Posted by 31Ragin97

so early in the season, how would they have enough data to determine where their better hitting zones are yet?

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Because most of them have been playing organized baseball for 14-18 years. If they don't know both their "sweet spot" and the holes in thir swing by now, they have no business playing college baseball.

It worked today, stand there for 14 innings and someone got hit for the win.

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Originally Posted by VObserver

Most guys who get paid to coach baseball over-complicate the game. Most also spend too much time and effort trying to fix things that aren't really broken.

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This^ times 10,000,000

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Originally Posted by alum81

It worked today, stand there for 14 innings and someone got hit for the win.

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WRONG - the other team made an error for a win when we demonstrated for 5 innings we could not push the winnning run across. However, the W looks all the same in the record. Thanks Maryland for putting us out of our misery, for a minute at least. Back to the ball park for another.

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Originally Posted by VObserver

Most guys who get paid to coach baseball over-complicate the game. Most also spend too much time and effort trying to fix things that aren't really broken.

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Trying to justify a pay check