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Originally Posted by SteveP
But if you are calling plays, and you call this play any time there is a guy on 3B (regardless of the score), my guess is that at some point the hits you give up become counter-productive. I hope that is clarifies things a little.  |
I have called plays for 16 World Series, probably about 90 games or so. I was really frustrated with runners always scoring from 3B on infield grounders, and so I started doing this after a couple Series.
I realize that the remaining 80 games or so do not provide a huge sample size, but I have found that preventing runs from scoring on any grounder is well worth the benefit, even in the first ininng. And I have seen no increase in ground ball base hits.
My time frame is fictional 1900 - 1916, with historical strategies and ratings, if that matters.