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*This* is the legit difference between pitching to contact, and not.
When David Aardsma chucks in a 96 heater above the belt, he's going for a swing and miss. If the batter does catch up to it, he's risking a hard-hit ball or even an HR.
On the other hand, a pitcher who executes a low-away fastball on the black, the hitter *can* make contact, but it's not going to be on the barrel of the bat.
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That is precisely the decision that McCarver notes Schilling making -- to pitch less for weak contact, and more to miss bats...
c-points again