KF often invokes baseball analogies. How about this one:
In MLB, batting practice is thrown by a coach standing about 40-45 feet from home plate. The BP pitcher throws fastballs at around 60 mph, mostly right down the middle. This is to help hitters perfect their mechanics and build confidence.
But it seems KF would prefer to use his starting pitchers to throw BP at 90 to 100 mph while aiming to hit the corners high and inside and low and away while mixing in sliders and curves and change-ups. In that scenario, hitters couldn't work on their mechanics at all, and they'd seldom make much contact, so "batting practice" would be useless because it would accomplish the opposite of what it's intended to. Get it?
So that's why KF would be smart to let Iowa's young offense play against the #2 and #3 defense, especially now while they're trying to learn a new system and build confidence. Doing anything else seems just plain stupid, IMHO of course.
