I Just Need One Pitch!
So, the Phillies are down by one run in the 8th inning and your leadoff hitter comes to the plate and needs to get on to give you a shot to tie the game, right? Not for Jimmy Rollins. First pitch swing, pop up out. As usual.
First of all, your odds of gettin a base hit INCREASE the more pitches you see. I’ve NEVER seen a player swing at more first pitches than Rollins. NEVER. And he’s a LEADOFF hitter? Secondly, if he would have hit a homerun, the Phillies …still would have been down a run. He is supposed to get on base, disrupt the pitcher’s concentration so, Victorino, Utley and Howard can drive him in or pop one out to take the lead. Swinging at the first pitch when your team is down by two runs is just plain STUPID. And SELFISH.
