Should you be required to take after a four ball walk?

A batter walks on four consecutive pitches. Should the next batter take the first pitch?

Of course every situation is different but the answer is an emphatic no.

Nothing says a fastball over the plate like a 0-0 count where you're trying to throw a strike. If you've got one of your better hitters up, turn him loose and let him drive the baseball.

The idea of offensive baseball is to score runs. If you can anticipate a first pitch fastball and RBI's could result, the last thing you want to do is miss your pitch.

Be prepared to hit right away. Who cares that he threw 4 straight balls.

Now, if he threw 8 straight balls, that's a little different.