insurance run

[jimbo50]

top of the 8th,no outs,Drew on second.

 

Middlebrooks flies out, Ellsbury flies out

 

Why not pinch hit for Middlebrooks- someone that can sac bunt Drew to 3rd

 

Ellsburys fly out could have produced 2nd run. Runs are at a premium in this series!

Edited October 16, 2013 by jimbo50

[Thunder]

f*** this thread, I'm tired of seeing this. We win the game, and people still find ways to complain. Take the win and move on.

[sk7326]

Well depends on the percentage. Runner at 2nd - 0 outs is a better proposition to score than runner at 3rd one out. If you only wanted one run, perhaps the sacrifice to 3rd helped. However - you bunt him to 3rd, you basically take the possibility of any sort of crooked number off the table. By this time the Sox had started to make some decent contact on Verlander - I think there was still a chance for a multirun inning as they had turned the lineup over. They did not want to screw that up. Ellsbury OR Victorino get a hit it's a moot point.

[jimbo50]

Playing "small ball" can reap big rewards in a series like this! I don't wave the banner until the fat lady is done singing! Edited October 16, 2013 by jimbo50