http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/05/the-captains-instincts-come-through/ Just another Baseball Prospectus Local Sites site Sat, 16 Feb 2019 21:04:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/05/the-captains-instincts-come-through/#comment-14697 Sun, 06 Nov 2016 02:35:26 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15983#comment-14697 There’s a great piece on this same play over at fangraphs too. http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-moment-before-the-moment/

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/05/the-captains-instincts-come-through/#comment-14695 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 23:50:13 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15983#comment-14695 Thanks – you’re right, I’ve amended to properly reflect the situation.

]]> http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2016/11/05/the-captains-instincts-come-through/#comment-14691 Sat, 05 Nov 2016 21:35:33 +0000 http://wrigleyville.locals.baseballprospectus.com/?p=15983#comment-14691 Entirely right to highlight Almora’s nice play, but overall the flyout decreased the Cubs win expectancy (it’s an equivalent outcome to a sacrifice bunt). I think you may be reading the WE graph upside down?

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