Jerko
05-12-2003, 09:55 AM
Well, number 2 can mean many things with this team. The fact that they are playing like #2 comes to mind first. However, The #2 is killing us when we are both in the field and at bat, and I mean 2 outs or having 2 strikes on hitters. When the SOX stand there watching, er, I mean are at bat, it seems that EVERY HITTER gets 2 strikes on him in the count. Then, they either try for homers when they have 2 strikes or start taking defensive swings, with the same result. Outs. However, when the Sox are afield, the other team seems to get at least 5 hits a game when we have 2 strike counts on them, or with 2 outs! Why is that? Do we not know how to waste a pitch, or is because the only time we have 2 strikes on an opponent there are also 3 balls? This team can't hit with 2 strikes or 2 outs, but everyone else can do it against them. I wonder what the numbers are in the following areas?
How many Sox batters wind up with 0-2 or 1-2 counts, and how many of them get on base after such counts? If 2 strike hitting is a weakness, OUR MANAGER and BATTING COACH should shelve the "we must go deep in the count" strategy! Manuel's cutting his own throat and doesn't even know it.
How many Sox batters wind up with 0-2 or 1-2 counts, and how many of them get on base after such counts? If 2 strike hitting is a weakness, OUR MANAGER and BATTING COACH should shelve the "we must go deep in the count" strategy! Manuel's cutting his own throat and doesn't even know it.