Collectively, this is the lineups batting line from last night.
How does the batting line factor in leaving the bases loaded three times with nothing to show for it?
The wonks will be touting that batting line and convincing Mo all is well there. They actually think that and believe it and teach it. I’m convinced of that. But hitting is about more than the slash line. It is about having more than an optimized swing. It is about being able to do something to contribute when something needs to be done. Putting a ball in play. Getting a fly ball. Hitting behind a runner. Something that helps. A hitter needs to be able to adjust what he is doing to improve his chances of contributing, of keeping something going. The batters that put up that impressive line sucked when it came to doing something when something needed doing. And they mostly looked really bad while they were doing nothing.