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"It's not just our pitchers," said Lou Piniella. "It seems like we're giving up a lot of hits to the eighth and ninth hitters, and our eighth and ninth have had a lot of hits. We've even asked our advance scouts to let us know [which pitchers] are swinging at first pitches, who can be overpowered. Let's start incorporating them in our reports." |
The Cubs have begun to ask their advance scouts to file reports on the tendencies of pitchers when they are at the plate.