re: Did we really hire a new hitting coach?

I think it depends on the situation. If you go up there hacking against an elite arm, you're not gonna chase the starter very fast.

I’m not saying that it’s the best thing to do. But if it’s right down the middle I rather them swing and miss then not swing at all and let it go by you get what I’m saying?

Haha when I was in high school a lot of those kids were told to wait and see the pitches. They even had me try it. But I declined. And I was the most aggressive hitter on the team. A coach even got mad that I didn’t wait. Idgaf. It builds confidence in your teammates. And lowers the pitchers

It won't lower the pitcher's confidence if you keep grounding out or swinging and missing though. Your assumption is that swinging at the first pitch results in a positive for the batter.

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Every post you make just proves how little you know about college baseball

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But the fact I keep your jimmies rustled suggests otherwise.

I’m going to just end it like this. If the first pitch looks good. Have a hack at it. That’s literally what I’ve said. Yeah it’s not always gonna be a strike but that’s where plate discipline comes in. Off speed or fastball or not you should expect everything. What if he noticed you sat on a fastball and was a tad early or late? him and his coaches are gonna take advantage.

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Off speed or fastball or not you should expect everything

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So you stopped playing baseball in 7th grade?

Okay since you’re so understanding, tell me. What I do not understand about the game? All I stated was that being aggressive is better. In my own opinion. Since you are such a god at understanding baseball and coaching go coach a team. From my experience of the game I did a pretty good job at what I did. kids have egos and all the gear but couldn’t even hit the ball man. Idgaf what you gotta say dude. Trynna look good for the rant since you know everything about baseball. You prolly the ones I striked out in high school cause you sat there and waited for the right pitch when the right pitch was the first one bitch. “Yeah only in certain situations.... is bull fricking shite. You mean to tell me you are gonna sit there at a perfectly good pitch go through there without an attempt to swing? “But I Was looking for a certain pitch” is bullshite also. Now your arse is on the bench cause you waited on a pitch you never got.

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being aggressive is better

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I absolutely agree with this

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you are such a god at understanding baseball

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Never claimed to be, and I know that I'm not

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waited for the right pitch when the right pitch was the first one

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I agree that letting the first pitch go just bc it's the first pitch is stupid. But you have to be looking for a certain pitch in a certain spot. Just swinging at the 1st pitch bc it's the 1st pitch is stupid also

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But I Was looking for a certain pitch” is bullshite also

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At this level you have to go up to the plate with a plan, "swing at strikes" is not a sufficient plan


And I'm gonna ignore all the insults you threw my way bc I understand that I sound like an a-hole in my previous post

Yikes