Real or not? Striking examples of failure becoming a turnoff

We all know strikeouts have increased, perhaps best described as obscene rates of strikeouts, although maybe your personal views differ. Each team has averaged 8.72 strikeouts per game this season, up from 7.71 in 2015, and up from 6.77 in 2008, so that means about four more strikeouts per game between both teams than we had a decade ago. That's a lot of trudging back to the dugout without any action.

I'm not here just to rant about the strikeouts, however. I mean, let's give some credit to the pitchers. What's making me ornery these days is the complete inability of some players to adjust their swings or their approach as they simply stick with an all-or-nothing approach in this era of…