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I don't think Shawn was concerned with the batter. He was speaking of the pitchers obvious crowhop.The batter was already bailing on the pitch, so her chances of hitting it were small before she decided to swing at a ball a foot off the plate. Blaming the pitcher for a terrible swing is silly.
I'm well aware. I'm just pointing out the fact the batter had A) a horrible swing. B) terrible judgement. None of that is because the pitcher was clearly illegal.I don't think Shawn was concerned with the batter. He was speaking of the pitchers obvious crowhop.
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I'm well aware. I'm just pointing out the fact the batter had A) a horrible swing. B) terrible judgement. None of that is because the pitcher was clearly illegal.
The batter is reacting to and expecting a "normal" delivery, and when there's a second hop/movement/weirdness it throws off the timing. That's part of the whole point.The batter was already bailing on the pitch, so her chances of hitting it were small before she decided to swing at a ball a foot off the plate. Blaming the pitcher for a terrible swing is silly.
It's clearly a screwball, which isn't thrown with a normal delivery. It's always telegraphed, so the batter knows the ball will be thrown outside. I don't know who this pitcher is, but I would bet that is her normal motion, so the batter isn't surprised.The batter is reacting to and expecting a "normal" delivery, and when there's a second hop/movement/weirdness it throws off the timing. That's part of the whole point.
Once. Unless the ump doesn't call it. This is great underhand outfield technique though.