Like all lies, what Twitter tells you about hitters nowadays, is extremely out of touch with reality. You need to watch the actual game to avoid the misconceptions. On Twitter, you see all the same buzz words over and over again…Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters

Home runs, strikeouts, and walks. That’s all a lineup needs to win.

You want 9 Adam Dunns playing every day. You will be no hit A LOT.

 

Ground balls suck. Launch Angle, Launch Angle, Launch Angle

Yeah, Launch This!

 

Don’t bunt. Hit dingers.
Good Luck with that…

 

Blah, Blah, Blah. Exit Velo. Blah, Blah, Blah.

The game is becoming so artificial as dynamic balance in a lineup is distancing itself. When .290 wins a batting title in the next few years, then maybe the game will come back around. If 10 players in each league top 50 HRs in a season, then I will listen. Until then, here is what Twitter fails to tell you about the current state of hitting in baseball. BS and lies are now brought to the forefront faster than ever with a massive audience on this powerful platform today. The silver lining here, with the All or Nothing Gorilla approach, there are more ways than ever to exploit the bejesus out of hitters, as touched on in previous posts.

 

Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters
Bad Contact is Swept Under the Digital Rug

Dribblers, pop ups, broken bats, swinging bunts, jam jobs, foul outs, rolling over, etc. Still happening on a nightly basis at MLB stadiums across the US and Toronto. Forcing hitters to flush out the embarrassment and missed opportunity. Just goes to show, that hitters continue to struggle with movement and change of speed on pitches. They always will. Even better, they find new ways to get themselves out.

With change of speeds and movement also induces weak contact. Late movement on pitches can run the ball off the end of the bat or trademark. To compensate, in the silliest of ways, there is now a ‘Barrels’ stat. Because the whole stadium can’t figure out for themselves when a ball is hit hard. Everyone must refer to the geek stat.

 

Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters
Poor Guesses Thrive
on Pitch Based Accounts

This one always plays out magnificently. Looking fastball and the Slider takes the last exit ramp. That comes with the possibility of a hitter falling to his back knee and losing his helmet. Or sitting off speed and the express train comes roaring through the station. Which gives the instant panic feeling of oversleeping. While everything in between creates bad contact as referenced above. These can ruin a few at bats for sure. Guessing wrong is one of the ways that hitters get themselves out. Why do you think they swing through belt high pitches down the middle?

 

Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters
Ground Balls Suck

That’s on you for not adjusting to the shifts….

 

Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters
Pressure on the Pitcher/Defense
…What is That?

Thank you sabermetrics for making it easier to pitch nowadays. Not having to worry about runners stealing bases, nor fielding a bunt in an unnatural position and making the throw from said obscure angle to get the out. Thank you again for the killing of the hit and run. We sure don’t miss the opponents having 1st & 3rd in the blink of an eye which comes with chaos and confusion to spark a rally. Because of your new found glory, pitchers can now maintain their rhythm in cruising through lineups with huge holes in their bats.

 

Twitter’s Lies & Coverups about Hitters
WARNING: Donkeys May Roam

As the stat geeks like to pompously shove down our throats, that it is somehow easier to score from 1B with no one out than with a runner on 2B with 1 out. Thus, the no bunting phenomenon. Does that factor in when the Adam Dunn type just walked and the next batter doubles into the gap? Is it easier to score then? Because you can’t always rely on the long ball to bring the mule home. There are pitchers out there who will take the ball and shove it you know where 9 times out of 10. So go ahead and drop anchor on 1B with your submissive entitlement to score. LOB is an old school stat whose significance is not going anywhere.

How many games are lost by 1 run when teams played for the 3 run Homer and failed? No one seems to talk about that.

 

As a pitcher, your job still remains the same. Make pitches with conviction to get outs. Get ahead and stay out of the Nitro Zones. When you find a weakness in a hitter, exploit it and force him to make the adjustment. You are still standing 60’6” away with 8 teammates to help you out. The odds will always be in your favor. As a bonus, the strike zone has expanded upward. Use it to your advantage and enjoy the results.

 

Keep Dominating!!!