Why can’t batters help themselves from swinging at these when they would be called balls? Is there something from a batters perspective that makes these seem easy to hit? I remember hearing from anouncers one time trying to explain that fastball pitches at eye level just seem easy to hit for a batter or something like that. But at a major league level shouldn’t they be a little bit more attuned to this? Now I know some batters do hit these but it just seems more often than not when they take the bait they swing and miss. Any thoughts out there explaining this?
Maybe psychologically? Something closer to eyes you'd think you'd be able to see a lil bit better than something further from your eyes.
Not sure the exact situation you're referring to, but the count may play a factor in it. An 0-2 or 1-2 count, if you're expecting something offspeed and it comes in high, you're anticipating it might be a hanger and drop into the strike zone so you swing and since you're anticipating a slower pitch, you're late? I don't know.
If it's a hitters count, with players getting paid for more XBH and HR's, a pitch that's already elevated looks enticing.
I think most hitters at the Major League level are either looking for a certain pitch (FB/CH/SL/etc) to swing at or looking for a pitch in a certain location to swing at.
Not sure the exact situation you're referring to, but the count may play a factor in it. An 0-2 or 1-2 count, if you're expecting something offspeed and it comes in high, you're anticipating it might be a hanger and drop into the strike zone so you swing and since you're anticipating a slower pitch, you're late? I don't know.
If it's a hitters count, with players getting paid for more XBH and HR's, a pitch that's already elevated looks enticing.
I think most hitters at the Major League level are either looking for a certain pitch (FB/CH/SL/etc) to swing at or looking for a pitch in a certain location to swing at.
Yeah, it’s usually thrown in a situation when the batter already has 2 strikes but I’ve also seen it done on a full count where the batter gets baited and they can’t help themselves swing at what would’ve been a ball high. You could be right though in that the batter is thinking it will drop.
Eye level, looks easy, not disciplined at the plate
Most of the best hitters are disciplined enough to look down in the zone and stay away from high fastballs. But there are at least two guys, both 2B, that hit the high fastball well.
Pedroia & Dozier
Most of the best hitters are disciplined enough to look down in the zone and stay away from high fastballs. But there are at least two guys, both 2B, that hit the high fastball well.
Pedroia & Dozier
They use that high fastball as a setup pitch as well to change the eye level. If you got a pitcher with a hard slider, it sets that pitch up very well. You see the fastball up high, take it for a ball, you see the next pitch, you think it's a fastball at the knee's and you got it timed, but the ball just slide's away/drops, and you're way out ahead of the pitch looking like a fool.
I haven’t taken notice of that but I’ll be watching for that to see if it is indeed more prevalent during this years playoffs. Could be going back to it being psychological in that it’s harder to maintain discipline for a batter when he’s trying to make things happen during a playoff game.
Swing batter
If you examine the science of the swing, a batter does not make the decision to swing...he makes the decision not to swing. The math tells us that the pitcher's distance from the plate and normal velocity does not allow enough time for the batter to make a swing decision. A high pitch has less vertical movement and is typically faster. That gives the batter even less time to make the no swing decision therefore they swing more often at those pitchers. Ferris Bueller, rather than "swing batter swing," should have been chanting, "batter, do not make a decision not to swing."
It’s mainly righties that have this issue. I’m guessing the people asking this haven’t played baseball.
Righties power area/zone is higher than lefties usually. Righties in general have always been gullible to high fast balls, definitely from a pitcher with a good slider and heat. Slider should drop some to catch too or zome, so you ha e to swing, and it leaves the arm exactly like a fastball. Also eye level will play a part of this
Righties power area/zone is higher than lefties usually. Righties in general have always been gullible to high fast balls, definitely from a pitcher with a good slider and heat. Slider should drop some to catch too or zome, so you ha e to swing, and it leaves the arm exactly like a fastball. Also eye level will play a part of this
3-0 count and bases loaded, nobody out.... "FUCK YOU, I'M SWINGING"
Sometimes it just comes down to that. I've seen it so many times it's ridiculous. Sometimes it's just IQ. I really think they should put the player's IQ up on the screen next to his batting average.
"Here comes Johnny Swing, currently batting .320 but his IQ is 72, a full functional retard. On the chart with a .320 average and a 72 IQ.... it's not looking pretty despite the great average. What do you think Joe Buck?.... Uh, Joe Buck is sucking dicks in the broadcast booth again. Back to you, Sally"
Sometimes it just comes down to that. I've seen it so many times it's ridiculous. Sometimes it's just IQ. I really think they should put the player's IQ up on the screen next to his batting average.
"Here comes Johnny Swing, currently batting .320 but his IQ is 72, a full functional retard. On the chart with a .320 average and a 72 IQ.... it's not looking pretty despite the great average. What do you think Joe Buck?.... Uh, Joe Buck is sucking dicks in the broadcast booth again. Back to you, Sally"
Why do you think righties usually have a higher power area/zone than lefties?
I hear it all the time from commentators, lefties love it low and in. As a righty, I loved them low and in as well.
