Sam wrote:The batter body armour should be outlawed. It allows the hitter to crowd the plate without any fear of being plunked, forces the pitchers to constantly work away.....which results in shots hit back at the most vulnerable fielder playing. If the batter wishes to crowd the plate without their armour, let them. If they insist on being protected then lets put a screen in front of the pitcher and every ball that touches the screen is an automatic out.
NCAA level, Blues jumped up and down for this, and, well now they got it. They are the ones that look like idiots now. You see the ball in the strike zone, kid leaning into them, body clearly in the zone. Blue stands with that stupid look on their face, sends the kid to first base.
No doubt you get a smart team like Florida to figure it out. 43 free passes so far this year. While only giving their opponents 12. There can be zero argument with success of their approach.
Would be nice to hear from some of the Blues. Somehow they gotta blame this stupidity on the coaches.