re: #31 retired cynic

Keith Olbermann had a memory of Mays - playing a game against the Mets, and he hit a clean double but stopped at 1B. Everyone was wondering what that was about, but he knew the next hitter had a great record against the Met pitcher, and promptly hit a homer.

After the game, he indicated that he knew that if he went to second, the Mets would walk the next hitter to get a more favorable L/R matchup, and he recognized the advantage for staying at 1B.

That’s before all the metrics, stats, scouting, and the rest.

He knew.

He just knew.