First, though, Franco swung at the second pitch and missed.

"I didn't want to swing at the first pitch in the dirt and ground out," Roberts said.

"We teach our batters not to swing at the first pitch," he said.

Early, they were coming out swinging at the first pitch.

Something is wrong when Williams only swings at the first pitch four times in 17 at-bats.

I try to stay back and swing at the first pitch.

I made up my mind not to swing at the first pitch.

The Mets just have to stop swinging at the first pitch.

I feel I want to swing at the first pitch.