Posted by: () on Fri Jun 7 13:24:45 2002

re: "The need to chart the pitchers and figure out what they most frequently through for a 1st strike pitch (and their percentage), their out pitch, and especially, what the pitcher's plan was for them the previous AB."
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> I meant "figure out what they most frequently THROW for a 1st strike pitch".
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> - Scott

Thanks for your input. As far as the stride to the #1 position and holding it until swing is concerned, how is this different than a normal no stride hitter. What they are doing is striding to a no stride if you know what I mean. Epstein says a no stride approach is okay as long as everything else is in line.

As far as the strike outs are concerned he's swinging at fastballs and the combination of timing and pulling off are the problem. The pitchers are not really overpowering but he has so much to think about that timing becomes the main issue. I think keeping the hands back until the front heel drops may solve both problems (timing and pulling off).