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| Just last night my husband and I were discussing our son's latest hitting philosophy; take the first pitch. He's a top of the order batter and for the last 2 tournaments has been lead off or second batter. While his OBP is high (hit by pitch and walks) his batting average is fairly low. He is looking at too many strikes. Now, I'm just a mom, but I shared with my son how it didn't make sense that he was watching the first pitch. He said it was his "philosophy." I know there are those who want the lead off batter to take the first strike, but I never bought into that. Why watch a beautiful in- your-zone pitch go by? Proving my thoughts, my son's average is lower. All of that to say this. During our conversation last night, I asked my husband if he remembered that blog about taking the strike. He said I should look it up and print it out for our son to read again. When I opened it I found it interesting that there had been a comment expressing, I think, opposition to swinging at the first pitch. My son read the article and now concedes that maybe his mom might have had a point! Thank you Matt! As just a mom, I am hardly qualified to enter this baseball debate, but this is my life's philosophy: "How's it working for you so far?" It doesn't matter whether it's relationships, business, or baseball, if what you're doing isn't giving you the results you want--it's time to re-think your approach. It's been said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over the same way but expecting different results! Love this blog! Baseball Mom |
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