Randle McMurphy wrote:victor page wrote:I can't believe the Sox walked that pooch Overbay - terrible decision. He would have gone down meekly under any circumstances but coming in cold off the bench? No chance in hell. Great example of over-analysis of stats. Freddy Lewis is not a DP candidate. If you're the Sox, you gotta like your Papelbon vs. Overbay matchup (or Bard).
No, you want a force at every base in that situation, including the possibility of a DP. That's basic baseball strategy there, and you might see it as well if you weren't blinded by your irrational hatred of Overbay.
with 1 out and no one on 1st base, it's pretty textbook to intentionally walk the batter
