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Question about hitting splitters/sinkers
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:37 am
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:37 am
After watching the Houston relief pitcher dominate our hitters twice, why is it that we seem to have a MAJOR problem hitting splitters and sinkers? I know they are very hard to hit, but the past few years we have not progressed at all here. When we face someone that has these pitches in his repertoire, we look like 11 yr old in Dixie ball trying to hit a curve ball for the first time. The UCLA pitcher last year, the Stony Brook pitcher, and now the guy from Houston that was a relief pitcher.
Besides #fireJavi.....what seems to be the problem here?
Besides #fireJavi.....what seems to be the problem here?
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Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:42 am to Run DMC
They are hard to hit, like you said
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:44 am to Run DMC
we didn't watch the youtube hitting instructions on how to handle sinkers
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:44 am to heartbreakTiger
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we don't have any instructions on how to handle sinkers
FIFY
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:45 am to Run DMC
You act like we're the only team that has struggled against these pitchers. You know we've faced some really good pitching the last three postseasons, right?
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:49 am to Run DMC
Patience at the plate. The sinker, splitter isn't usually a pitch thrown to nibble at the corners. With two strikes you have to tap it foul or let it hit the dirt.
Yes easier said than done.
Yes easier said than done.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 11:51 am to lsu2006
Not saying we haven't, but when we face pitchers with these pitches we always struggle.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:01 pm to Run DMC
You said it yourself. These pitches are hard to hit. There is no magic remedy to hit these pitches. When a pitcher is "on" who throws these type of pitches they are very hard to get base hits off of because the pitch is designed to induce a ground ball.
Also, keep in mind, the batter has maybe a second or two to make up his mind to swing or not.
Also, keep in mind, the batter has maybe a second or two to make up his mind to swing or not.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:05 pm to Run DMC
javi.sanchez@lsuathletics.com
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:17 pm to Post It Bandit
Bregman was able to hit in the regionals with this type of pitching..I noticed he batted forward in the box, getting the bat on the ball before it broke down. The rest of the hitters stayed back in the box and swung at balls in the dirt.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 12:30 pm to Run DMC
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what seems to be the problem here?
There was a simple drill I used to do and not know it at the time but it helped me hit about a half dozen homers in school. Toss a ball up and hit it. Like hitting infield or outfield. There is a hand eye coordination that helps recognize about where to swing at the ball. It was just fun to hit those towering fly balls to the outfield, something like our hitters love already.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 3:07 pm to catnip
I'd love to see some stats on the number of fly balls vs ground balls vs line drives.
Everyone complains about all the fly ball outs we hit, I bet we are average vs the rest of the country.
Everyone complains about all the fly ball outs we hit, I bet we are average vs the rest of the country.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 3:17 pm to Run DMC
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why is it that we seem to have a MAJOR problem hitting splitters and sinkers?
Because the ball doesn't sink or split off the hitting tee during practice.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 3:29 pm to joeytiger
splitters and sinkers can also move sideways depending on the pressure of a particular finger. i.e index or middle. a pitcher can run a splitter in to or away from a hitter making it that much more of a guessing game and causing the ball to either hit the end of or the hands of the bat. result...weak arse ground balls for outs.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 4:09 pm to JermStone
Posted on 6/5/14 at 9:03 pm to Run DMC
Good pitching always beats mediocre hitting......
Posted on 6/5/14 at 9:12 pm to Run DMC
A good split finger/sinker are two of the toughest pitches to face in the game. They're tough to square up and the only pitch that is harder to lay off is the low change up.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 9:53 pm to Run DMC
Splitters and Sinkers suck, imo, for the hitters. Those are two of the tougher pitchers to make contact with and also get a base hit.
Sinkers drop off. Imagine a fastball but it drops downward at the last minute. That is not easy to hit.
Greg Maddux could use the sinker to offset his Fastball being as it didn't touch 95 mph.
Splitters are basically the same thing but the drop off is even more intense.
Roger Clemens used it and hitters couldn't touch the ball. But David Cone lived on that pitch.
Sinkers drop off. Imagine a fastball but it drops downward at the last minute. That is not easy to hit.
Greg Maddux could use the sinker to offset his Fastball being as it didn't touch 95 mph.
Splitters are basically the same thing but the drop off is even more intense.
Roger Clemens used it and hitters couldn't touch the ball. But David Cone lived on that pitch.
Posted on 6/5/14 at 10:10 pm to Bumble Bee
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Also, keep in mind, the batter has maybe a second or two to make up his mind to swing or not.
No sir.
Hitters have a fraction of a second to pick up the ball, determine rotation , determine if its a ball or a strike and then launch the swing.
LESS than a second.
Nowhere near a second or two.
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