It common knowledge and theory that the outside is THE hittable spot.
That is why pitchers at all levels "brush em off" the plate. It is to get ownership of the outside. The rule of thumb is "the outside belongs to the pitcher". They cant allow the batter to own that.
This is basic info and nothing new to most of the people involved in sports involving a bat and ball.
Pitching 101 BASIC BASIC BASIC info.
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