Posted by: Jimmy () on Fri Feb 23 00:29:36 2007

> Teacherman,
>
> I agree that a hitter waits and hopes for a pitcher to make a mistake and throw a pitch
within their zone but if the pitcher did this all the time they would not last in the majors
long. If what you says is true that they have this great plate disipline why has it been so
long without a .400 hitter? IMO you better be able to adjust or you won't be there long.
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve

steve,

The reason that there hasn't been a .400 hitter lately is because HITTING IS HARD. Even
when the pitch is a mistake the hitter still has to (1) Hit it hard and (2) Be lucky enough not
to have it caught.

Hitters make there money on the pitchers mistakes. The least amount of mistakes a
pitcher makes the more money he makes. The more times the hitter takes advantage of
the pitchers mistakes, the more money he makes. Mix in a little bit of a chess match, and
you have the greatest game in the world.

Jimmy