Plate Discipline
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Re: Plate Discipline
Yea, that was a good article.
The A's just know what they're doing."It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace
"You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob NeyerComment
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Re: Plate Discipline
Plate discipline is crucially important. It allows you to dictate the outcome of your own at bat more so than the pitcher. I began idolizing Bonds' approach at one point and discovered the keys to becoming such a great hitter, one of them being hitting a pitch that you actually want to hit. If not, draw the walk or tip your hat to the pitcher for throwing two quality strikes.
In my adult league so far I have walked twice every game and at least 75% of my at bats run to three balls and/or two strikes. That makes the pitcher wear out more and I get a better sense of what he's throwing. It means everything for success IMO.
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