insidethebook.com - 10/23/2009
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Friday, October 23, 2009 What was Mike Scioscia thinking? Seven years ago, in a post I called “Dear Mike, You should walk Barry Bonds when...”, I put out an easy to read chart as to when to walk Barry Bonds. With the Giants on the road, in the ninth inning, 2 outs, and bases empty, Giants ...
insidethebook.com - 10/18/2009
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Sunday, October 18, 2009 What was Izturis thinking?
Chance of home team winning 0.7283: Bottom of extra...
innings, runners on 1b, 2b, 1 out, tie game 0.674 : Get the out at 1b, leave runners at 2b, 3b, 2 outs 0.661 : Get the out at 2b, leave runners ...
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The Book Blog: Tango: What was Mike Scioscia thinking?
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The Book Blog: Tango: What was Mike Scioscia thinking? image Seven years ago, in a post I called âDear Mike, You should walk Barry Bonds when...â, I put out an easy to read chart as to when to walk Barry Bonds. With the Giants on the road, in the ninth inning, 2 outs, and bases empty, Giants down by 1 run, I said: FACE HIM. That is, you do NOT walk the tieing run on base. I had plenty of situations where I give a âgo with gutâ, meaning I give the manager an allowance as to perhaps he knows more than I do. But, in those cases where I say âface himâ, that means ...
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... between starting and relieving. Also from Tango -- and quite a bit more topically -- the insanity of intentionally walking A-Rod in Game 5. * It warms the cockles of my heart to read ...
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