tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post3437266920450767411..comments2023-11-05T03:05:02.330-06:00Comments on The Henry Wiggen Blog: Quick thoughts on O'Sullivan, Billy Butler and the hit & run, why my temper is still a problem at 62, and happy news of a new second grade teacherJohn Lofflinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15278336968891726815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413758965958565043.post-11692312253112988132011-06-14T11:50:37.921-05:002011-06-14T11:50:37.921-05:00Rational, sure, unemotional, eh...probably not.
...Rational, sure, unemotional, eh...probably not. <br /><br />The hit & run is a failed experiment in baseball strategy much like the slide-step for a pitcher. Why? Because your lessening the abilities (by forcing them into a position or act that is out of their norm and decreasing their athletic ability) of the person that can do the most damage to the opponent while that act is occurring - the pitcher for the slide-step, the batter for the hit & run. <br /><br />The runner, or the 90 feet he could advance, is the value on offense. It never will be. The value on offense is the guy at the plate with the bat in his hand, because it's only with the bat (except extreme circumstances)that a run can score.Kevin Scobeehttp://www.kingsofkauffman.comnoreply@blogger.com