Ben Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 Hal McCoy, Dayton Daily News For those Dayton Dragons fans wondering about the edict imposed last year that hitters must take a strike before they can swing, well, that rule went down swinging with the departure of Cincinnati Reds General Manager Dan O'Brien. Reds manager Jerry Narron, speaking Thursday to the Dayton Agonis Club, brought it up without being asked and said, "On taking a first strike, I guarantee that it is out. Learning the strike zone and not taking strikes is important in the development of our hitters." Dayton fans, and most Reds staffers, were strongly against the rule imposed by the recently fired O'Brien. In addition, Narron said the Dragons won't be saddled with a 75-pitch limit for their starters. That rule forced the club to use two "starting pitchers" in piggy-back fashion last year. "You do need some pitch limits on young arms, but you also have to build up arm strength and you do that by throwing," Narron said. "We will let 'em pitch." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bengalrick Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 great news... that was the stupidest rule in the world... after that, you only get 2 more strikes, and the pitcher still has 4 balls to waste... and you don't learn the strike zone... if o'brien would have been in cincy longer, we would have felt some bad effects of a shitty policy like that... i guess the "pitch to hit" policy is going to be gone too... thank God... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselman44 Posted January 27, 2006 Report Share Posted January 27, 2006 i used to hate it when coaches told me to take a strike. most of the time you only see 1 good pitch in an atbat. they should teach their hitters to be zoned in on the first pitch because the pitcher is trying to get ahead. and then you pound it outta the park. go redlegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawman Posted January 29, 2006 Report Share Posted January 29, 2006 This is the first I've heard of this. The first pitch, the hitter is looking for a fastball in a pre-selected zone; if it's there swing. Of course, there are exceptions to this rules, runners on base, pitcher getting wild. but the bottom line, that's up to the Field Manager. Damn glad O'Brien is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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