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Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Was Jeter supposed to take that 2-0 pitch?
I have no numbers or other facts/data to support my opinion, so I guess it is mostly B.S., but I don’t think so. I am talking about the 2-0 pitch that Madson threw in the 9th inning last night with no outs and Jeter the tying run at the plate.
It was a fastball right down the middle and this is what Joe Sheehan (of BP) said about it:
Madson threw a 94 mph fastball down the middle, a cripple pitch if there ever was one. Jeter took it, which is proper procedure for facing a pitcher in that spot. He wants to get on base, wants to let the pressure build on Madson, wants to make him work into a tough situation.
Obviously if Jeter is NOT the tying run, he is supposed to take as much as he can and just get on. With 2 outs in the same situation where a HR or even a double or triple is much more valuable than a single or walk, he should definitely not be taking in that spot. But with no outs, I think he should still not be taking as the HR or double is still quite a bit better than a single or walk.
And yes, we don’t know what Jeter had in mind. You can’t tell whether he was taking all the way or just didn’t swing at that pitch for whatever reason. And it was right down the middle! I cringed when I saw him not swing at that pitch.
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