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BIG17EASY · 06-09-2011, 01:30 PM

Those are both very basic tenets of pitching, although it's important for opposite-handed pitchers (righty facing a lefty hitter and vice versa) to get inside, as well. That's why so many lefties are now throwing a cutter that they can run inside on right-handed hitters to jam them.

Also, most pitchers don't like throwing any pitch in the strike zone on 0-2, not just changeups. When you're ahead in the count like that, it's best to get the hitter to chase a pitch for strike three rather than getting a called strike three. That way even if they make contact, the pitch is likely so far out of the zone that they don't make good contact.

06-09-2011, 01:30 PM	#2
BIG17EASY Rookie OVR: 4 Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: Food For Thought - Pitching Strategies Those are both very basic tenets of pitching, although it's important for opposite-handed pitchers (righty facing a lefty hitter and vice versa) to get inside, as well. That's why so many lefties are now throwing a cutter that they can run inside on right-handed hitters to jam them. Also, most pitchers don't like throwing any pitch in the strike zone on 0-2, not just changeups. When you're ahead in the count like that, it's best to get the hitter to chase a pitch for strike three rather than getting a called strike three. That way even if they make contact, the pitch is likely so far out of the zone that they don't make good contact.