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Post by Kimmi on Sept 18, 2020 5:28:29 GMT -5
I don't like it either. There are physical limitations, of course, but if I am playing well, I want to continue and to push myself. To whatever extent muscle memory exists, I want my body to get use to the good Joe, not the old Joe. But that's not the fun part. The fun part is, had we shut Eovaldi down, every single writer in Boston would have accused us of tanking. We have also talked about maintaining the integrity of the game. The games may not matter to the Red Sox in terms of standings, but they matter to other teams.
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Post by Kimmi on Sept 18, 2020 5:30:59 GMT -5
'Attacking the zone,' Eovaldi racks up 7 K's Devers extends hitting streak, ropes three-run, 423-foot homer That should be rule #1. Attack the zone. Nibbling typically gets you nowhere, except for a way too high walk rate and an early exit from the game.
I remember the turnaround Jon Lester had when he went from being a nibbler to attacking the zone.
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Post by scrappyunderdog on Sept 18, 2020 8:32:03 GMT -5
'Attacking the zone,' Eovaldi racks up 7 K's Devers extends hitting streak, ropes three-run, 423-foot homer That should be rule #1. Attack the zone. Nibbling typically gets you nowhere, except for a way too high walk rate and an early exit from the game.
I remember the turnaround Jon Lester had when he went from being a nibbler to attacking the zone.If that's the #1, then my #2 is throwing waste pitches. When you're ahead of a batter, you want him to swing at a bad pitch. But some of these pitchers throw the ball a foot outside. They won't swing, and all you've done is to go from a 1-2 count to a 2-2 count. You need to throw a that the hitter can't lay off, but can't do any damage. I've seen waaaaay too many cases where a pitcher walks a batter from a 1-2 count, simply because he wants the batter to do him a favor and swing at a waste pitch.
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