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Heelium1

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110northstreet said:
I enjoy small ball. Question though... in what type of baseball is getting ahead and staying ahead not the proper objective?
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The league in which the manager decides, rather than moving a runner, and playing for one run, just one more trip through the batting order will yield that 3-run homer to clinch the game because, "statistically," that's the right way to play it.

In other words, the magical thinking league, in which hitters are all powerful. I'm surprised you have not heard of it. It once was widely promoted on TV.
 
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Heelium1

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ranzino4three said:
Some want to play for the big inning, and that is fine. "Kill Shots" are pretty indicative of who will win the game. If I have a team like GT does, no way I am playing small ball, unless it is to beat a shift.
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Or, maybe, to beat a team like Carolina with pitching perceived to be much better than my own.
 
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UNC76

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JimmyDaHeel said:
If I was coaching I’d call a bunt down the 3rd baseline every time the opposing third baseman lined up at shortstop in a shift. Even if the first attempt doesn’t work, it forces the opposing manager to move the third baseman!
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The problem with that is the extreme shift often doesn't happen until the batter has 2 strikes. In that scenario, even 1 failed bunt attempt results in an out.
 
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110northstreet

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Heelium1 said:
The league in which the manager decides, rather than moving a runner, and playing for one run, just one more trip through the batting order will yield that 3-run homer to clinch the game because, "statistically," that's the right way to play it.

In other words, the magical thinking league, in which hitters are all powerful. I'm surprised you have not heard of it. It once was widely promoted on TV.
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I still think the objective is always to score more runs than your opponenent. The objective is always to "get ahead and stay ahead." Some just differ on how to accomplish the objective, IMO.
 
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