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Originally Posted by C#minor
Ultimately, this is really no different than a straight steal except your forcing the batter to swing.
To me, the run and hit doesn't really have much purpose, since if the runner feels he can steal 2nd pretty easily, it potentially wastes an at-bat for the hitter because he's forced to swing at a pitch he may not want to. It's better to just take the pitch and focus on getting something you want to hit once the runner makes it into 2nd.
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As I noted in post #2, when I run and hit the batter never swings, and the pitch is always a called strike. Apparently you're seeing something much different.