re: Yeskie and walks???

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Absolutely not, but that wasn’t why I replied. I did so because a baseball “expert” made light of someone asking if Yeskie was intentionally calling balls.

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He made light of someone asking if he was intentionally calling balls in reference to LSU's high number of walks. The implication is that he was calling balls that directly resulted in a walk

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And I replied, yes he does. But of course I would expect the “experts” here to understand I’m talking about 0-1, 0-2 or 1-2 counts.

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Even a casual fan should understand balls are called out of the strike zone when the pitcher is up in a count, particularly at 0-2 or 1-2, to try to elicit a swing at a pitch that is difficult to hit.