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1. Don't Guess at The Plate - Make an Educated Guess by Joel Thomas
[ Date: February 5, 2009 - Words: 390 - Views: 1546 ]
This article basically describes my philsophy on why coaches shouldn't teach their players not to guess pitches while hitting. I give examples of situations where an educated guess on the pitch selection is the best policy.

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