Reds @ Brewers 8-8-20

[LeDoux]

Buster Posey is the world's greatest monster.

[LeDoux]

Sweet revenge on that DP.

[NebraskaRed]

[RedForLife]

Now you've got it, 0-0 pitch should be taken more than the 3-0 pitch, and the 3-0 pitch should be swung at more, but both should be a base hit on over 50% of the swings or you are hurting your team.

I have to disagree. Unless you're great at hitting it where they ain't, you're not going to get a base hit on over 50% of your swings on a 3-0 count. You might put it in play but, you can't guarantee a hit. These guys have seen thousands of pitches playing baseball. I say they should swing more at the first pitch as the pitcher is looking to get ahead in the count. So, the pitcher will generally throw a first pitch fastball especially if his scouting report states that particular batter usually takes the first pitch.

[Bourgeois Zee]

Winker pulls a Dietrich.

[Kc61]

I’ve seen this game before. Let’s take advantage of the men on base.

Bags full, two outs, Castellanos up, Brewers calling for a righty. Number 39 coming in.

[LeDoux]

When Cast gets up with the bases loaded I start salivating like Pavlov's dog.

[PuffyPig]

Winker pulls a Dietrich.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that, but this is a family board.

[mhs95_06]

You are saying that every batter should take the first pitch of the AB.

I don’t think you understand the math.

You would basically be guaranteeing your hitter would be in a 0-1 hole if they took every first pitch, as the opponents would figure that out in a hurry.

Have you seen how much hitters stats go down when the first pitch is a strike?

You would have the worst offence in the majors.


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You have to have the mindset that you need to get a hit over 50% of the times you swing at the first pitch in most situations, being very selective in what you swing at, and in what situation. But you should not swing so infrequently that a pitcher thinks he can groove one. Maybe less than 20% of the time should you go to the plate resolved to for sure not to swing. You have to have a plan on pitch and location to swing at, not "see the ball, hit the ball", like you might have with 2 strikes. I would like to know what hitters have the highest average on first pitches, and what % of first pitches they swing at.

[RedForLife]

Ouch!

[Tom Servo]

Would have been nice to have busted it open there. Ah well, hopefully can get some more with the move to the pen for the Brewers.

[TheBigLebowski]

They missed a chance to blow this thing open. T-Bone has to be nails. Gotta hold on to this one.

[Roy Tucker]

When Cast gets up with the bases loaded I start salivating like Pavlov's dog.

Yeah when you call my name
I salivate like a Pavlov dog
Yeah when you lay me out
My heart is bumpin' louder than a big bass drum, alright

[PuffyPig]

You have to have the mindset that you need to get a hit over 50% of the times you swing at the first pitch in most situations, being very selective in what you swing at, and in what situation. But you should not swing so infrequently that a pitcher thinks he can groove one. Maybe less than 20% of the time should you go to the plate resolved to for sure not to swing. You have to have a plan on pitch and location to swing at, not "see the ball, hit the ball", like you might have with 2 strikes. I would like to know what hitters have the highest average on first pitches, and what % of first pitches they swing at.

No one would be close to .500, as a number of those pitches would be missed or fouled off.

I believe Votto is over .400 if you only count the first pitch swings he puts into play. That’s considered spectacular.

His ability to hit first pitches so well is one of the reasons why pitchers are so careful with first pitches against him, which leads to walks.

If you can get a line drive on the first pitch, you jump at it.


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[Roy Tucker]

Suarez looked like a SS on that Yelich groundout.