Two Strikes and a Philosophy

[JoeLeblanc]

I don't even remember which thread but TalktomeWiillis came in and said that the philosophy is to stay in your box even with 2 strikes. That is why we are seeing so many called 3rd strikes. No one batted an eye.

What's is stay in the box even supposed to mean?

[CajunRage]

What’s is stay in the box even supposed to mean?

In your box. The pitches you swing at.

Basically, if it’s not your pitch, don’t swing. It’s ok if you get rung up.

[Million$Mullet]

What’s is stay in the box even supposed to mean?

It means strike out

[Professor]

What’s is stay in the box even supposed to mean?

All I know is when we had that crooked inning in game 2 against Texas, MAT came here beating his chest about Wells and how right he was about Wells. But since then he’s been real quiet on Wells

[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.

[babysitter]

I don't even remember which thread but TalktomeWilliscame in and said that the philosophy is to stay in your box even with 2 strikes. That is why we are seeing so many called 3rd strikes. No one batted an eye.

Stay in your box, move closer to the plate, back away from the plate, choke up, winden your stance yotta yotta yotta, it's all BS. Go ask a professional hitting coach about all that garbage. They don't care if you do a cartwheel with two strikes. Your job is to make contact and make the defense make a play and give your team a chance. This ain't rocket science as this group of coaches may want you to believe. Bottom line is you have to be co__ortable as a hitter no matter the approach and these dudes look like corpses at the plate with two strikes.

[babysitter]

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.

Striking out is NOT ok with runners on base sir. Never is that ok.

[CajunRage]

Stay in your box, move closer to the plate, back away from the plate, choke up, winden your stance yotta yotta yotta, it’s all BS. Go ask a professional hitting coach about all that garbage. They don’t care if you do a cartwheel with two strikes. Your job is to make contact and make the defense make a play and give your team a chance. This ain’t rocket science as this group of coaches may want you to believe. Bottom line is you have to be co__ortable as a hitter no matter the approach and these dudes look like corpses at the plate with two strikes.

See the ball. Hit the ball. Craig Counsel and Jeff Bagwell didn’t need their swing/stance fixed.

[ULvictory]

See the ball. Hit the ball. Craig Counsel and Jeff Bagwell didn’t need their swing/stance fixed.

That’s basically the Deggs approach. Don’t be soft, and the mechanics of swinging don’t matter as long as it makes contact. It worked pretty well when he was here.

[JoeLeblanc]

Striking out is NOT ok with runners on base sir. Never is that ok.

I agree. I’d say it’s never ok to strike out, but I understand it’s baseball. At least swing the bat if you are going to strike out is all I’m saying

[CajunRage]

That’s basically the Deggs approach. Don’t be soft, and the mechanics of swinging don’t matter as long as it makes contact. It worked pretty well when he was here.

As well as against us last weekend....

[Dad04]

If some of these guy are waiting for their pitch to hit, they will be waiting a very long time. A few of these guys don't have a pitch to hit and there are too many like that to hide at the end of the line up.