How to avoid so many walks...?

Question

I get walked a lot in baseball. SHould I crowd the plate? I hate getting walked. How can I avoid it?

Answer 1

You don't say your age or level of baseball your playing. Until you get into leagues where the competition is better you will have to accept those BB's. Do not try to do things you are uncomfortable with, such as changing your batting stance, it will only hurt you in future years. Swing at pitches you can handle and stay away from those you can't handle and everything will fall into place as you get older.

Answer 2

Dont knock walks. It gets you on base. Ruth led the league in walks 6 times.

Being walked is much more productive than striking out. You are letting your ego get to you when you feel the need to ONLY get on base by way of a hit. If Barry Bonds, punk that he is, wasnt such a numbers-generator, do you think he would be setting MLB records for number of INTENTIONAL walks?

Walks are 1/4 closer to scoring than strikeouts. put them to work.

Aside from that, how do you know that you are "being walked" and not that the pitchers in your league just dont have enough control to get the ball into the strike zone consistently?

Answer 3

Who cares it contributes to your on base percentage. Anyway, you can be more aggressive at the plate like swing at the first pitch or anything close.

I'm a baseball coach.

Answer 4

Swing at everything. I guarentee you will never walk unless its intentional. Then swing anyway and you wont then either.

Answer 5

start stealing second.