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>Stealing a base while you're up by a lot or down by a lot Never heard this one before. Up by a lot I can understand, but what's the rational for not stealing
by fiatpandas 9y ago
>Stealing a base while you're up by a lot or down by a lot
Never heard this one before. Up by a lot I can understand, but what's the rational for not stealing when you're down by a lot?
- trowawee 9y agoI honestly don't know. I just remember Kerry Wood getting really mad about it one time - I assume it's because it seems pointless (although obviously, it could be huge, depending on what happens afterwards), but stolen bases allowed get scored against the pitcher?
- saghm 9y agoNot sure about unwritten rules, but it's usually not a very good idea anyways. If you're down by a lot, you're going to need so many people to get on base that you're going to have ended up scoring anyways, so it's generally not worth the risk of an out unless you think that the risk of a double play is higher than you getting thrown out.