Could someone explain the physics of an at bat?
What I mean to ask is- what type of swing usually causes a "pop up", what type usually causes a ground ball, line drive, etc.?
You hear the play-by-play announcers talking about a pitcher using certain pitches to induce a ground ball, etc. I assume this is to cause the batter to swing at the ball a certain way?
Individual batter strength aside- do batters practice hitting a ball a certain way to produce a desired effect? If a manager wants a sacrifice fly to score a runner, is there a certain way the batter tries to hit the ball?
What is meant by pull and push hitters?
Okay, so when an announcer is saying that a batter is "fighting off" pitches, I assume it to mean he's actually trying to hit foul until he sees something he likes- so what is his strategy for swinging in that situation?
Its not just the swing but the pitch as well that influences where the ball goes. Even if the batter swings level, if the pitch is rising, it will tend to be popped up. Likewise, if the pitcher is a sinkerball pitcher, the batter will tend to hit the top of the ball and ground out.
Pull hitters are hitters that tend to hit to their strong side of the field, i.e. right hand batters "pull" the ball to leftfield and lefties to right. Push hitters are the hitters that hit the opposite way.
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