Oh and two

Modified: 2021-01-08

It's baseball!

• In baseball, the batter gets three strikes and/or four balls.
  • The "count" is given balls first and strikes next.
    • Examples:
      • one and one
      • 3 and 2 (the full count)
      • oh and two
  • But, it's a little more complicated
    • For the batter, 0 and 2 means there is only one strike left
    • For the pitcher, 0 and 2 means the batter is nearly done
    • What to do?
      • Batter: must swing at any pitch that could be a strike. Being called out because the third strike passed by without a swing is embarrassing.
      • Pitcher: throwing a pitch that is easy to hit and allowing the batter to get off the hook is also embarrassing.
      • Strike Zone
        • Batter defends it
        • Pitcher attempts to put ball in or near the strike zone but in a place hard to it (low and inside)

    

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