02-13-2009, 02:40 AM
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Yeah, he agrees with you...actually used that example later in the chat.
He's mostly coming from the perspective that outs are hugely important, and you don't give them up unless there's a profoundly big payoff.
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It sounds to me that he's basically saying that INTENTIONALLY making an out just to move a base runner up is unacceptable unless you're a pitcher... which I agree with.
Yeah, he agrees with you...actually used that example later in the chat.
He's mostly coming from the perspective that outs are hugely important, and you don't give them up unless there's a profoundly big payoff.
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It sounds to me that he's basically saying that INTENTIONALLY making an out just to move a base runner up is unacceptable unless you're a pitcher... which I agree with.