07-29-2009, 11:59 AM
<!--quoteo(post=53075:date=Jul 29 2009, 10:52 AM:name=dk123)-->QUOTE (dk123 @ Jul 29 2009, 10:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=53074:date=Jul 29 2009, 10:46 AM:name=Sandberg)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Sandberg @ Jul 29 2009, 10:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->Now, the question, and the reason why I chuckled, is, “Would you ever exercise a squeeze with anything but a single runner on third, <b>unless the other runners didn’t count, like in a tie game in the bottom of the 9th or later</b>?” The answer is no (although I suppose it is possible to occasionally be correct).<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I'm not sure if you realized this, but the whole analysis is based on it not being the bottom of the 9th in a tie game.
It is good analysis, and it was an interesting read, but not applicable to the other night.
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Yeah, why does it matter that the bases were loaded, considering it was the bottom of the 9th in a tie game?
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I think the issue is the force at home, which does lessen the chances of success.
I'm not sure if you realized this, but the whole analysis is based on it not being the bottom of the 9th in a tie game.
It is good analysis, and it was an interesting read, but not applicable to the other night.
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Yeah, why does it matter that the bases were loaded, considering it was the bottom of the 9th in a tie game?
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I think the issue is the force at home, which does lessen the chances of success.