The warning track

[wyo-sox]

It seems like the Red Sox had a lot of outs from balls caught in the outfield by the warning track. Is this just my perception- or did there seem to be more warning track outs than most teams?

 

I guess what I'm getting at is did the Sox live by power and die by power? Did they not play "small ball" enough?

[jung]

Gee I think they tried to play some small ball but they were not very good at it. They got murdered on the base paths. Plus once they started to fall so far behind in games, it took small ball out of the picture for the most part. You can play small ball if you are down by a run or maybe two or if you are tied or up by any amount. Once you are down by two or three, small ball is done because you can't give up outs. You need a big inning. They did not get that either. They were 2-61 in games where they were behind by the 7th inning....2-61! Wow.

[Cocos Disciples]

The lack of small ball was not this team's problem, at all.

[jung]

The lack of small ball was not this team's problem, at all.

 

I don't think it was a problem either. It would have been nice if they were better at since their team speed is probably better than it has been for awhile it but I don't think better small ball would have made a dimes worth of difference.

[jacksonianmarch]

The lack of small ball was not this team's problem' date=' at all.[/quote']

 

small balls definitely played a big part though

[wyo-sox]

small balls definitely played a big part though

 

Awesome, well played