SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
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SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
MLB players watching strike 3 go by drives me crazy….

Last edited by Turn2 on 30 Jul 2025 21:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
And Donovan with bases loaded!
Re: SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
yup
it's a big problem these guys have
it's a big problem these guys have
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DickyBennett
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Re: SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
Nobody in their right mind sits breaking ball with 2 strikes and take fastballs right down the middle
This philosophy has to change.
It’s flawed thinking
This philosophy has to change.
It’s flawed thinking
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You mean that strike 3 call that was right down the middle .. center right to left and center cut up and down too !
He was told not to 'chase' .. Brown didn't mean Don't chase the pitches right down the gut !
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bluecard04
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The seats will remain empty until philosophy’s change!
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I agree it drives me nuts also!
It’s not just the Cards....baseball has changed.
With two strikes it used to be “protect the plate”.
Now.....it’s about “guessing” at the pitch!
So....if you guess wrong you stand there like a dummy looking at a pitch right down the middle.
The funny part?
Most hitters WANT to get a fastball to hit.
But they are guessing curveball so when they DO get the fastball(the pitch they wanted!) they stand there like fools.
LOL....SMH.
It’s not just the Cards....baseball has changed.
With two strikes it used to be “protect the plate”.
Now.....it’s about “guessing” at the pitch!
So....if you guess wrong you stand there like a dummy looking at a pitch right down the middle.
The funny part?
Most hitters WANT to get a fastball to hit.
But they are guessing curveball so when they DO get the fastball(the pitch they wanted!) they stand there like fools.
LOL....SMH.
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Principal1
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Re: SWING the freakin bat with 2 strikes!!
Walker just seems a bit disinterested right now....waving at a couple of flyballs last night as he kind of cruised in their direction, and taking fastball strikes. I don't know, but for a "can't miss stud", I'm truly disappointed!
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Walker takes strike three down the middle a lot. Just unbelievable.
That is not physical.
It's mental.
Seems like it should be fixable.
But with Walker, I'm not sure it is.
That is not physical.
It's mental.
Seems like it should be fixable.
But with Walker, I'm not sure it is.
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not too many Nellie Fox's around anymore.Cusecards wrote: ↑30 Jul 2025 21:23 pm I agree it drives me nuts also!
It’s not just the Cards....baseball has changed.
With two strikes it used to be “protect the plate”.
Now.....it’s about “guessing” at the pitch!
So....if you guess wrong you stand there like a dummy looking at a pitch right down the middle.
The funny part?
Most hitters WANT to get a fastball to hit.
But they are guessing curveball so when they DO get the fastball(the pitch they wanted!) they stand there like fools.
LOL....SMH.