I think you got your pitchers and batters mixed up. Generally, a lefty-lefty or a righty-right matchup gives the advantage squarely to the pitcher, not the batter.
Another baseball note, my Royals scored 11 in the 3rd inning today and currently lead the Tigers 26-4 in the 9th :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Munn
To: CF-Community
Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: Dummies guide to Baseball
I have a few others:
- in the batting line-up, the first hitter in the order (the lead-off hitter) is the man with the best on-base percentage (the most time on-base per plate appearance). Number two and three are your next best on base hitters, preferably with some power and/or base running ability, and number four is your power hitter- unless your power hitter is Sammy Sosa because he also leads the league in strikeouts. Barry Bonds is the perfect number four hitter.
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- sending a left-handed pitcher to face a right-handed batter can give the pitcher an advantage. right-handed pitcher v. left-handed batter is the same
- a switch hitter can hit from either side of the plater, but once he starts an at-bat on one side of the plate he can't switch to the other side in the middle of the at-bat
> Since i absolutely love baseball, i have to add to the list of
> "truths"
>
> - never make the FIRST out at third base
> - never steal a base when your team is up by a ton of runs
> - never show up a pitcher after you have connected for a home run
> - if your star player gets hit with a pitch, their star player better
> get hit in his next at bat
> - late innings, tight ball game.....NEVER walk the lead off hitter
> - never take a pitcher who is cruising out of a game just because you
> pay a pitcher to be a "closer" (this rule is ignored far too often)
> - if your on second, less than 2 outs, NEVER break for third on a
> ground ball to your RIGHT, always break on a ground ball to your LEFT.
>
>
> these are some of the unwritten rules....
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Won Lee
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: Dummies guide to Baseball
>
>
> At 18:41 9/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a dummies guide to baseball?
> >
> >Currently I tend to watch it with the volume off in bars, just
> curious
> >as to how its scored etc
>
> There are a couple of truths in baseball.
>
> Don't make the third out on third base.
> Always go on contact with 2 outs.
> The Red Sox will always lose to the Yankees in any game that matters.
>
> Notice the subtle language: The Red Sox will lose, not the Yankees
> will
> always win. The Red Sox own blunders are more responsible for their
> demise
> then any spectacular play on the part of the Yankees.
>
> <snip>
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