Pitchers v. Pitchers

Something I have never understood is why MLB pitchers are not better at batting.  Think about it, a pitcher is an expert at pitching, therefore, when they are batting, they should know the most about the pitches that are coming their way.  Now, it is true that trying to hit a 95 mph fastball is one of the hardest, if not hardest, things to do in sports and that is why really good major league hitters are hard to come by and why they spend so much time practicing their hitting skills.  But you would think that a pitcher's knowledge of the game would at least make them competent at the plate.  However, for what ever reason, the best pitchers in baseball are terrible batters.  On the opposite side of the spectrum, some of the lesser pitchers are somewhat good at hitting which I would have to guess is to why they are still in the majors.  The weird thing is that arguable the greatest slugger of all-time, Babe Ruth, was an insanely talented pitcher as well.  Before becoming the feared hitter that we all know, he won 94 games in six seasons as a pitcher and had a career 2.24 ERA which would have placed him with the 22nd best ERA of all-time if he had pitched enough innings to qualify.  A more modern example is Tim Hudson.  He has 193 career major league wins but while he played college ball at Auburn, he batted close to .400 and I am fairly certain he broke a couple of Bo Jackson's school records.  Bo Fucking Jackson!  So what happened to Tim Hudson when he made the pros, did he forget how to hit?  I guess so, because he has a career .169 average as a major leaguer which is nowhere near his college average.  I just don't get it, you would think pitchers would be better hitters than they are, but instead, they flail at the ball like I would against a major league pitcher and I'm fairly certain I would strike out in a little league game right now.

"Then again, it's really tough to concentrate when the pitcher looks like her."