Swing, Batter Batter!

These days, Major League Baseball players have started to whack at the ball when they have three balls against them rather than looking at the pitch and wishing for ball four and a quick trot to first base.

The Wall Street Journal reports that hitting in those situations has led to "a .394 batting average and a ridiculous .829 slugging percentage," based on stats kept by the MLB. To help you swing for the fences, buy your copy of Suzy Beamer Bohnert's Game-Day Goddess: Learning Baseball's Lingo or Game-Day Youth: Learning Baseball's Lingo. Choose paperback or e-book at www.amazon.com or www.bn.com.