and you use wristbands at that level? ha ha ha
Yeah, and I'm not a jerk. Too bad you can't say the same.
A catcher dropping a third strike has nothing to do with signs. Smart coaches and parents know that. I guess you don't qualify.
and you use wristbands at that level? ha ha ha
When you reply to my post with "sorry not sorry, you ARE a jerk.Yeah, and I'm not a jerk. Too bad you can't say the same.
A catcher dropping a third strike has nothing to do with signs. Smart coaches and parents know that. I guess you don't qualify.
I see a lot of condescension in your post, that is a bad thing and doesn't make your argument correct.You have a lot of emotion in your post. That’s not a bad thing but sometimes the emotion takes a little intelligence away.
Yes, there have been a good number of errors but there have been WAY more putouts on ground balls than errors. Errors stand out so we notice them. Putout are the norm so they don’t stand out. I would bet there are not enough errors against offenses to win a game as a game plan.
I see a lot of condescension in your post, that is a bad thing and doesn't make your argument correct.
A substantial percentage of hits, even at the elite D1 level, are not well struck line drives. That doesn't mean the defense is making a ton of errors, they just can't cover the whole field.
I see a lot of condescension in your post, that is a bad thing and doesn't make your argument correct.
A substantial percentage of hits, even at the elite D1 level, are not well struck line drives. That doesn't mean the defense is making a ton of errors, they just can't cover the whole field.
Well, I'm a classic "moneyball" guy and Oakland A's fan, so I'll take you up on that...I have listened to numbers guys in baseball for several years and I guess some of it goes back to Money Ball, but I have a problem with the "out is an out" philosophy in baseball and softball. Was listening to a former college softball coach on a podcast say that you don't shorten up with 2 strikes to "put the ball in play". His comment was a weak fly ball to left is an out just like a strikeout. I think that is a poor analogy. Those outs may be the same, but with a runner on second and no outs, 2 ground balls to the second baseman is 2 outs, but a run has scored. That is vastly different from 2 strikeouts. Why is it that everyone is afraid of "productive" outs just so they can try for the homerun? I'm not a longstanding or even a good coach, but I have tried to get my girls to understand that they are free to take BIG Hacks on the first 2 strikes (those are her strikes), but that 3rd strike is the TEAM's. I don't hate sabermetrics, but I just don't know how coaches don't promote the productive out. Sorry for the rant, but do want to know what the folks on here think.
If you are batting someone 9th who is your team leader in HR's with a .600 OBP you need to quit coaching and take up knitting.I find these types of discussions very interesting. But how about we change up the question a little and see the results. You are setting you lineup and batting 9 players. 8 spots are set and this is the two players left.
Player A has extremely high contact percentage but only .250 batting average. Has lowest strikeouts on the team but also has lowest amount of walks and OBP. Very low number of RBI’s considering the amount of chances. Not a threat for the long hard hit ball.
Player B has .500 contact percentage with a
.385 batting average. Leads team in strikeouts but also leads team in homeruns. Has pretty good pitch selection and will take walks and has OBP of .600. Has high number of RBI for opportunity. Has the power to change game with one swing.
If you are setting your lineup and only batting one of these which player are you batting and why?