Muy said:
WolfCall said:
BeatHellOutOfTU said:
Not just no, but hell no! This is a great part of baseball, battling at the plate.
Actually a terrible part of the game. The new rule would:
- force the hitters to actually hit rather than fouling away until they get a pitch they like
- save some wear and tear on pitchers and lower their pitch count
- save on baseballs and time
Wait you think the batters are intentionally swinging to foul balls off?
Yes they do. It's smart batting and it gets pitchers deeper in the pitch count earlier in the game. There's other reasons to do it and it's part baseball.
Hell, I taught my highschool son to do it. If he has two strikes and a ball looks close on the corner, he can foul it off and hopefully the pitcher leaves the next one over the plate.