If a pitcher has trouble pitching out of the stretch why not just pitch out of the wind up and give up an SB?
Question:I mean, why not focus on getting the out with the best possible pitch, rather than loose control or velocity?
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How many stolen bases do you want to give up? If the runner gets to third, he could steal home during the wind up or be allowed home if the pitcher balks. Plus, who can say the pitcher can get a strikeout. If the runner steals 2nd and 3rd, the runner could easily score on a ground out or fly out. Basically, you want to prevent the runner from getting into scoring position.Most pitchers have 2 feet on the rubber when pitching from the wind up. This would be very hard to take both feet off the mound to throw out the runner without it being a balk.
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It is just the nature of the game plus it is very difficult to step directly to a base from the windup position (legal in pro ball-- look it up under official rule 8.00 -- The Pitcher) without committing a balk.AHAHA barry bonds dressed up as paula abdul?
There is no way you would want to give up SB's all day long. If you let a runner on first, then let him steal both second and third, the possibility of him scoring increases exponentially from first to second and then rises again from second or third because there are many more ways to score him. Look at this: Runner on 1st will probably be scored with a double or more, A runner on 2nd base will probably score with a single through the infield or more, and a runner on 3rd can score with any hit, a fly ball in the outfield with less than 2 outs and on any ground ball to the infield that isn't hit hard at third or first.By letting a guy off 1st, you are also giving up the double play possibility.
You simply can't afford to do it.
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