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Originally Posted by Nightfyre
Since when are batters entitled to own the whole plate? That is the entire point of brushing dudes back. But these guys these days have nothing to fear with robot elbow pads. If you give the batter the ability to crowd the plate, you can't throw strikes without risking long balls. Hence, you pitch inside. If the batter doesn't respect the space, he gets hit. I thought this was common knowledge.
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Is this strategery? Sorry, I only follow the AL. Strategery isn't done in the AL