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Originally Posted by bluejays
I'm not saying it's easy to pitch to Ohtani, but our guys get breezed back a bunch, why not throw up inside at him to brush him off and keep him on his toes? All I see are guys throwing extreme to the outside where there's no chance of him swinging. Paint the outside corners and occasionally push him back. He's good but he's still a person who hits for average. I have high hopes for today as long as Bo and Kirk are back. Yesterday's sub for Barger was terrible but all can be erased today.
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Not to oversimplify but I think it's because if you miss inside, that means you are catching the plate and he will send it to Portland. Just less margin for error.