unhittable pitch for a strike?

[Polish Rifle]

Thank for posting the visual man.  How do you feel about setting up on TV left?  I'm been doing that against teams with a lot of lefties and it's been working great.

[Darky]

Thank for posting the visual man.  How do you feel about setting up on TV left?  I'm been doing that against teams with a lot of lefties and it's been working great.

Oh yeah. I kill lefties on the outside black and usually position my pitcher on the tv left. Then I will mix it up and position my pitcher on the tv right of the rubber. I like to mix in a backdoor curve for a strike, and just outside of the strike zone to get the hitter to chase it and miss or hit it weakly.

With pitchers who have great movement, I am always either on the left or right....never in the middle. I only set up the hard throwers in the middle.

[JoeDirt]

Darky...that is an extremely hittable pitch.  The problem with it is that even if the batter isn't looking for it or even if the batter is specifically looking for something else, the margin of error to mash that pitch is extremely high. 

Unless the batter is convinced the pitch is coming way inside and therefore causes the batter to move way back, that pitch can be crushed.

Said another way--it's too easy to get the sweet spot of the bat on that ball.

[ultimate7]

Darky...that is an extremely hittable pitch. 

There has to be about 100 different pitches in that image

[Darky]

Darky...that is an extremely hittable pitch.  The problem with it is that even if the batter isn't looking for it or even if the batter is specifically looking for something else, the margin of error to mash that pitch is extremely high. 

Unless the batter is convinced the pitch is coming way inside and therefore causes the batter to move way back, that pitch can be crushed.

Said another way--it's too easy to get the sweet spot of the bat on that ball.

I totally disagree with you.
It is a great 0-0 pitch for a strike for a dude who is in take mode with one of his weaker hitters or just in general.
It is also a great 2 strike pitch or punch out pitch to get the hitter to chase it for a swing and miss.

I think it is a highly effective pitch....especially if the batter is looking for it.....I just move it farther away as he moves towards the pitch and the result is a swing and miss.

If the hitter is not looking for it and appears to be in take mode, then I can bring it back for a late strike, and yes it can be a ball if I  choose not bring it back for a strike. Of course the pitch can be mashed if the hitter gets good wood on that pitch if I bring it back too much over the zone. But depending on the hitter and the exact location of that pitch,  I can get minimal contact.

That pitch is also a great set up pitch to come inside.

It's all in the read of the batter as he approaches the pitch and how he has been swinging or guessing.
Who is pitching that pitch and what kind of movement is on that pitch plays a key role as well.

Pitchers with better movement are going to have more succes.



Like any other pitch, it is very effective if you keep the hitter off balance.

[JoeDirt]

I respect your opinion and style of play...but lemme just say that if you and I ever have the pleasure of competition, don't throw that pitch against me.

[fightonusc]

You bring that shit to me!!!

[Darky]

C'mon Meat, throw me that weak-ass shit!

[Polish Rifle]

That pitch to the left side of the mound is a great pitch in my opinion.  It sets up the nice inside curve if people are waiting to hit on it.