exactly. i was too lazy to break it down like this.
3 and 1 count Swinging ????
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exactly. i was too lazy to break it down like this.
ichiromoco
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AGreed^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Otherwise Play team Ball.
mustafa
The Great Fatbino
Uuuuummm, No.
mustafa
The Great Fatbino
I agree with this. Why would anyone watch a perfect pitch go by? The next one could be a garbage strike that you are forced to swing at.
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i will watch if its 3-1 and the guy in front of me walked...if the pitcher cant throw a big yellow ball somewhere over the plate after 5 pitches my odds are he isnt gonna throw a strike for the 6th. im not gonna swing at the junk he is throwing for a piss poor hit to the infielder.
yeah in league (friends and family) i bat fourth and try to hit frist strike no matter count. but the guys on tourny team , think" it's not being a team player" so i don't, but i think were going to have a little talk.i agree that the situation is key, but no outs runers on i'm smashing. thanks guys.
Warbucks79
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Swinging 3-1 is different for each player and each situation....just depends on the batter, the situation, and who's gotta bat next if a hit is seriously needed....and obviously the ump. Don't fall to 3-2 by looking at a fat pitch then have to hit garbage cause the umps strikezone is the size of a small car
Camp
Giving Bitches Complexes
Exactly... If its close i'm swinging not matter the count.
oppo
Coach
If the pitcher is struggling, don't do him any favors. Make him work. As a pitcher, there is nothing I love more than overly aggressive batters. On the other hand, if he has shown that he can consistently throw strikes when needed and gives you your pitch on 3-1, go ahead and swing or you will likely be chasing the next one. I do this a lot. I will throw the first 2 just outside the strikezone, sometimes intentionally, sometimes trying to just barely catch a corner. Why? Because I know I can hit the next 2 pitches for strikes. Smart hitters make my job tougher and get on base far more often. Aggressive ones make my job much easier and make a lot more outs.
packerbacker796
Bi-Polar as they Come
If I'm 3 for 3 and getting base hits and not in a slump of batting then 3-1 is getting a very close eye ball. NSA 3-1 I'm swinging. Nothing like striking out by hitting another ball foul.
317Bombs
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Yeah, the only thing worse than taking a meatball on 3-1 and swinging at garbage on 3-2 is striking out on a foul.
with no courtesy = ill think about swinging but it better be the most beautiful thing i have ever seen
with a courtesy = as a pitcher i will watch it.
i have had more walks this year than any previous year and know it could possibly affect a pitcher and/or fielders who watch and hate seeing a free pass
with a courtesy = as a pitcher i will watch it.
i have had more walks this year than any previous year and know it could possibly affect a pitcher and/or fielders who watch and hate seeing a free pass
Longball 28
Repping the Vinci
my job as a hitter is to get on base and not make an out. Taking a walk is a guaranteed non out 100% of the time...
scrub
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Too many situational variables that factor into this. The game itself would/should dictate whether or not you swing and if you're too dumb to figure out what I am saying then NEVERMIND!!!
shhhh! reality has no place here
theBOMBsquad
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I won't swing at a 3-1 count because I like it when he throws a meatball strike and then throws something terrible I then chase it.
This is a rule that is really different for every hitter.
If you are a masher, this may be the best pitch you see, so swing away. Just dont pop up to the pitcher.
If you are a singles guy with a good eye for the zone, let it go and make the pitcher drop 2 in a row.
If you are somewhere in between, as I am, I believe you have to go by the situation.
If my team is down with nobody on, heck yeah I'm watching. Up big ill swing. Last Thursday we were down 3. Runners on 2nd and 3rd , 1 out. Batter behind me is a ground ball hitter. I swung 2-0 because we had to have the run in from 3rd, I didn't want to walk and create a double play and no run scenario.
If you are a masher, this may be the best pitch you see, so swing away. Just dont pop up to the pitcher.
If you are a singles guy with a good eye for the zone, let it go and make the pitcher drop 2 in a row.
If you are somewhere in between, as I am, I believe you have to go by the situation.
If my team is down with nobody on, heck yeah I'm watching. Up big ill swing. Last Thursday we were down 3. Runners on 2nd and 3rd , 1 out. Batter behind me is a ground ball hitter. I swung 2-0 because we had to have the run in from 3rd, I didn't want to walk and create a double play and no run scenario.
BBBD1969
Bigger than the game.
If you hit for a high average, say .650+, swing whenever you wanna swing. I trust those guys in ANY count because you don't hit that well swinging at garbage.
If you hit under .500, better to take one for the team.
If you hit between .500 and .650, swing if its good, let it go if its not.
Hope that cleared it up.
dgambill85
Banned User
I remove my previous statement. Had a buddy make a good point. Now if you swing at it you better get a hit. But don't blindly take it. I'm the worst 2strike hitter ever. I swing at the next pitch 95% of the time after a strike. So if it's meat kill it. But don't get stuck watching a great pitch and having to swing at a crappy pitch that may or may not be a strike.