Why are there four balls and only three strikes in baseball?
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How do I calculate a pitcher's ERA?
I'd say it's to make the game more interesting and encourage batters to swing the bat. A strikeout in a key situation can be exciting, but a walk, even with the bases loaded is boring. By making a batter look at 4 balls rather than 3, it encourages the player to swing which results in action on the field.Allowing 4 balls also protects the pitcher by allowing him to try to make good pitches. If a pitcher only gets 3 balls, he does not have the luxury of throwing pitches on the corners and throwing pitches out of the strike zone in hopes that the batter chases the pitch.
Why is it that only one active player in MLB (the Yankee's Mariano Rivera) wears #42?
its more difficult to pitch a ball then a strike, so therefore you need less strikes than balls to make it more fair for the pitcher. and the batter can foul of as many strikes as necessary which makes it fair for the batter.I'm new to baseball so bear with me. What was the longest MLB game ever played, in terms of innings?
thats just the way the game goesA bogus stat in my book: Why do middle relievers get an unfair advantage with respect to era?
Never really thought about it -- go far enough back into the olde dayes and there were different numbers needed for the walk or the K -- but the current 4 and 3 seems to be working pretty well.What is that song when this baseball player comes up to bat??
thems the rules. but it used to be 9 balls way back in the dayStarting Catcher for KC and Fla?
Its harder to pitch a strikeDoes Roger Clemens' latest move disgust you too...?
when baseball first started because there were no field lights they only allowed three strikes and four balls to shorten the game up.More Questions & Answers...