Why do we take so many strikes down the pipe.

Then you would prefer the Mainieri strategy. No one else seemed to love that

Nah!!!

I mean it’s not like they know it’s going to be a fastball right down the pipe. Sometimes you’re thinking a breaking ball, and they throw a fastball in and surprise you. Causes you to freeze up. Not trying to come up with excuses for not swinging, but a lot of times, it’s just a part of the game. It’s a game built on failure, and only being right 20-30% of the time when you’re batting.

Do you think we struck out less last year?

Hitters could do a better job against the shift. Choke up and hit to the opposite field.

It’s whatever not working just say the opposite. Why do we swing at the first strike? Why do we not and take it down the middle?

I've always ALWAYS said I am fine with MLB players doing this. They are talented, professional hitters that have a great eye for the ball and know what they're doing.

Large majority of college players don't have that, so I agree. You will most definitely get a fastball right down the middle the first pitch or the first two pitches. You'll fall behind 0-2, and you'll be fricked, because you'll then swing at breaking balls in the dirt to strike out.

I agree I don't care about working the pitch count by watching the first 2 pitches. You'll end up striking out a pitch or two after that anyway, so you're not working the count. What's the point?

Because hitting is Fn hard and if you are looking for one pitch and they throw another one it happens.

Baseball is a game of analytics.Lot of pitchers in college have a fastball an off speed.Every scenario is different.For example if they walk a batter I can pretty much guarantee you the next batter is going to see a fastball where it’s located who knows but you should be sitting fastball

Against the starter, fine. Take pitches. Once we get into the bullpen you have to start swinging at those first pitch fastballs. But like everything else, it’s situational.