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Originally Posted by RchW
In real life I'd be asking the pitcher and catcher what they were thinking. Three foul balls in a row leaving the count at 1-2 calls for a pitch which is not a strike. High, high outside or in on the hands. Anywhere but the strike zone or hittable until 3-2. The book on him shows a below average eye so he obviously swings at non-strikes and makes contact vs striking out. With low power he's not going to hit HR on pitches off the plate.
Correct me if this is wrong but I believe that the play result is determined (HR) but the pitch sequence leading to it is random. I hope I'm wrong.  |
And that could've been the intent if this were real life, but some pitchers miss spots. Maybe it was meant to be a breaking ball in the dirt, but it hung right down the middle. It's also risky to purposely run a 3-2 count with the bases loaded in a tie game in the bottom of the ninth. I'd rather a guy beat me than walk in the winning run.
(Yes, I'm a Mets fan who still hates Kenny Rogers for walking in the series-clinching run in the bottom of the 11th of Game 6 of the NLCS.)