What about that 11 pitch at bat from Bauers (Brewers) last night. As old school as they come. Grinding it out, frustrating the pitcher, lifting his pitch count significantly, and ending with a great result … that deflated the pitcher and his entire team. So much so, he gave up a bomb to the next hitter also … likely because of residue from what he just experienced the batter before….. AND YET we still have high school hitters that can’t figure out the importance of grinding out at Bats. Their strike three “swing for the fence” looks like a 3-0 green light. Meanwhile, the winning teams are battling their tails off to get the ball in play, preferably hard, but ultimately in play to make the defense have to field and throw it under pressure. Hoping this year’s MLB playoffs (Brewers, Rays, guardians) will start a new trend that works its way all the way down to Youth Travel Ball