Just throwing that fact out there.
So, if the strategy was to walk Manny and then let Bruney pitch to Youkilis ... well ... I don't know why anybody would think that would have worked.
It was only the sixth inning. Eighth inning with Mariano warming up, you probably play it differently. Ninth inning, it's an easy call. Though, even then, you open up the possibility of a cheap-o run with a walk or a hbp.
Also, what does Youkilis bat with the bases loaded? About .500? (I looked it up. It's .333. Like most big-league ballplayers, his batting average goes up when the bases are loaded.)
So, you're going to intentionally load the bases in the sixth inning?
No.
The strategy is to get Manny Ramirez out.
Manny Ramirez doesn't bat 1.000.
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