As most of you know, I am not a fan of pitchers hitting. In fact, I hate it.
I hate watching pitchers hit, mostly because most can’t do it well enough to even be remotely passable. In fact, many pitchers hate it. And yet, we still make pitchers, who have hit a combined .117/.151/.161 this season, do it because of strategy and history and other reasons that don’t measure up for me.
And yet, I understand there are moments when pitchers do things at the plate that are surprising and they give everyone a lift. While I don’t think it’s worth the sacrifice of automatic outs on a regular basis, those rare moments when pitchers do something at the plate of note are fun.