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Originally Posted by ChiTown
I love Salvy and all his flaws as well, but that specific plate appearance was more about protecting the plate with 2 strikes and 2 outs, no?
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Yes, but I view that as a legitimate skill of his. He is a bad ball hitter and while he chases a LOT it also is a part of his game where he can go off the plate 6 inches and still generate a solid swing. If you're not used to swinging at that shit, it's NOT easy. I tried swinging at pitches off the plate because certain umpires were calling really wide strike zones and lord changing your hand placement throws everything off. And I was failing doing it against guys throwing 10-20 MPH slower than what he's going against. He's winning championships with those swings.
