Originally Posted by
dawg80
On the conservative base running in the 9th...that's straight from the book. You need base runners, and last night, a whole bunch of 'em. 1 run, 2 runs... doesn't matter. The theory is, get on base, and then play it "station to station." The team in front would trade 3 outs for X number of runs. Last night, that would have been 7 runs. So, since those 3 outs are so precious to the team trying to rally, you do nothing to risk giving one of 'em away.
Anyway, that's from Baseball 101, basic strategy.