QUOTE(hammerhead johnson @ May 5, 2006 -> 05:25 PM)
Well, back to the basics:
Get that runner in scoring position with less than two outs for your 3-4-5
I don't care who you are, or how many prodigious sluggers you have.
If it works in the playoffs, you don't do something different during the regular season. You should treat every single game as if it's a playoff game, although that will clash with the amount of rest that you need to give players during the regular season.
It's not all-or-nothing in the regular season, and then conservatism in the playoffs. IT IS CONSERVATISM AT ALL TIMES.
with our 3-4-5, 1st base is scoring position.