The ability of a baseball hitter to get the count in his favor will very often determine success. 2-0 or 3-1 are Big Swing counts.The batter should be coming out of his shoes in an aggressive swing or he should not be swinging at all! No big deal if you take a tough strike and the count becomes 2-1 or 3-2. That is SMART hitting! THINK OUTSIDE THE BATTER’s BOX