2007-06-28 10:14:48 · 13 answers · asked by Jennifer 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It's mostly a risk/reward sort of situation. It is assumed that the choice is either staying at 2nd base or taking a risk to get to 3rd base. If there are no outs, then the potential payoff of having a man at 3rd rather than 2nd is much lower than the risk of getting an out because there are still 3 batters that can try to drive you in.
If there's already one out, then getting to third is more of a payoff, because there is one fewer batter that can try to drive you in and you're still able to score on a sacrifice fly if you're on third.
With 2 outs, the sac fly option is gone, so the difference in scoring likelihood between being on 2nd and being on 3rd isn't very great.
2007-06-28 10:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I had been a second baseman and a third baseman before. My coach always told me go to first base unless if it is a potential double play ball. But this question is not really following our common sense. If there is a man on 2nd and 1st with none down, I would personally make the out at 3rd and go to 1st or 2nd for the DP. But all I suppose is that it is easier since the base runners can lead but the batter can't. So your just risking of giving up a free base. In the end I would make the first out at 3rd base if there are runners on 1st and 2nd to stop a potential run-scoring threat.*
*Don't know if this helps.
2007-06-28 11:36:23 · answer #2 · answered by Heroes 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because with no outs and a runner on base your chances of scoring are high. You don't want to make the last out either at third because you want the batter to have a chance to drive you in instead of you running into an out. Why do they not say this for the 2nd out? Because if you are on 2nd base with 1 out of 3rd base with 1 out it makes a big difference. If you are one 3rd base with 1 out you can score on a fly ball or ground out. This probably doesn't make much sense and I really can't explain it better lol
2007-06-28 10:37:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you make the first out at 3rd base it really hurts because with a runner @ 3rd with no outs the opposing team will position the infield to double play depth to get out of a big inning. During a double play its a good chance the runner at 3rd will score a run
2007-06-28 10:44:34 · answer #4 · answered by WIZ!! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is too little to gain to justify the risk. With a runner at second and nobody out there is already a good chance to get another hit and score, so advancing to third does not improve your chance of scoring very much; there is also a hope for a big inning. With two outs, advancing to third still does not allow a sacrifice fly with the next batter, and a runner on 2B can be running on any hit so is very likely to score anyhow. But, with 1 out advancing to 3B will allow a Sacrifice Fly to plate the runner so it is worth more of a gamble.
2007-06-28 10:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Baccheus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it ruins a possible rally. If you have runners in scoring position, 0 outs, an out at 3rd or home gives the momentum back to the defense. And if you're threatening with 2 outs, it's better to hold the runners and give the next guy a chance to score the run rather than be thrown out and start the next inning with nobody on.
2007-06-28 10:18:13 · answer #6 · answered by bosox08 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well if you have a man on second and no one on first with no outs...u dont want to throw to 3rd to get that guy out...cause he doesnt have to run...then you might have more men on base with no outs..And if you have 2 outs...the easiest bag is usually first base...to get the batter out and it doesnt matter if bases were loaded or not because the runs scored dont count anyway after the third out.
2007-06-28 10:47:48 · answer #7 · answered by V2sha16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because your 90 feet away from scoring. By getting out at 3rd base on the 3rd out, you could kill a rallly. On the first out, the next guys could've drove you in, but now they can't.
2007-06-28 10:36:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a reference to stealing or going for 3rd base when there is a risk involved. You don't want to do it when you have two outs because you will be done, but you also don't want to ruin the momentum and get it when you have no outs. when you have only one out you want to get to 3rd even if it might cause a 2nd out because its worth the risk
2007-06-28 10:20:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It takes away from a possible rally especially if you have a great hitter coming up to bat.
2007-06-28 10:37:25 · answer #10 · answered by Sharon S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋