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Diehardfan said:
No doubt. But there has to be exceptions or your hitters will be 0-1 or 0-2 against pitchers that generally throw strikes and we've seen quite a bit of that as of late.
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Agreed. I think our hitters have become a little bit predictable and I think that scouting has caught up with that.
 

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Diehardfan said:
No doubt. But there has to be exceptions or your hitters will be 0-1 or 0-2 against pitchers that generally throw strikes and we've seen quite a bit of that as of late.
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The whole idea of Ted Williams philosophy in the Clef notes version is don't swing at a pitch that has fooled you with less than two strikes. Don't swing at the first pitch from a pitcher you've never seen before, etc. Once you've done that and have a database in your head, all bets are off next time around. So you may not get a lot of runs early if a pitcher is on, but you've seen a lot and he's probably thrown a lot of pitches. I'm not sure why players don't get more aggressive second time through and also if they've seen a pitcher before and he's pounding the zone, they should be jumping on the first good fastball they see, but that's easier said than done.
 

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Diehardfan said:
I'm not saying you didn't read that somewhere, I'm sure you did....just wondering what the chances are of someone scoring from second on a two out walk.
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Not arguing at all that in some situations a hit or a sac fly is better. Just in general across all scenarios, the walk has a tad more value.
 
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Diehardfan said:
I'm not saying you didn't read that somewhere, I'm sure you did....just wondering what the chances are of someone scoring from second on a two out walk.
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That's a very specific suggestion and a walk in no way makes that less likely; you're still able to use the next man to "hit" him in.

I'd imagine a walk is equal to the exit velocity of a standard "single" because those can be turned in to outs so while a single can be more valuable, making contact still generates the potential for outs where as a walk guarantees a base runner who does not make an out. Essentially, a hit is a positive outcome of making contact but the question is does batted contact have a higher value than a walk and I'd say that's dependent on the contact. Judging hits v walks is to truly remove risk of a hit in the first place.
 
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Jorgeramos said:
Technically we already had one in 1906. So we really didn't need to win last year either.

Further, that's the attitude of losers. I guarantee you that fans of the Patriots, Yankees, Blackhawks, and Cardinals aren't sitting back saying "Welp boys, we already got one so it's all good. Better luck next year."
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Your post are terrible. Just FYI
 
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DanTown said:
That's a very specific suggestion and a walk in no way makes that less likely; you're still able to use the next man to "hit" him in.

I'd imagine a walk is equal to the exit velocity of a standard "single" because those can be turned in to outs so while a single can be more valuable, making contact still generates the potential for outs where as a walk guarantees a base runner who does not make an out. Essentially, a hit is a positive outcome of making contact but the question is does batted contact have a higher value than a walk and I'd say that's dependent on the contact. Judging hits v walks is to truly remove risk of a hit in the first place.
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I can't argue that but I would say it's also more situational than anything else....there are times when you really need a hit and getting a walk is disappointing.
 
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