Can someone smarter than I explain the "get as far in the back of the box" plan for me? Seems they put themselves in the position of trying to hit when the ball was in the middle of it's drop? Why not go to the front of the box and hit it before the drop starts?
If you have a pitcher that is "on" and is throwing heat with (or without) movement, getting into the back of the batters box will give the batter just a tad more reaction time.
A pitch coming at you at 60-70 mph will cover the 43 feet from the pitchers rubber to home plate quicker than your brain can make your arms move.
As in baseball, seeing the ball leaving the pitchers hand can tell the batter what pitch they are facing. Now they just have to hit it.
