Edgy MD wrote: Man, this is such a fixable thing. Tell us how. Later Ways to avoid double plays: Take early in the count. Steal. Hit and run. Run and hit. Bunt, especially if they're giving it to you. Yes that leads to other sorts of outs, but the upside is greater because I say it is. Ways to get a guy in from third: Take early in the count. Bunt, especially if they're giving it to you. Shorten up with two strikes. Make like a Marlin and just steal the damn plate if the nearest defender is 60 feet away. Enough of this notion that, if a guy's game is swinging from the heels, you've got to let him do that. Learn to take what you're given. The game is too hard and you're just making it harder if you don't. I don't need another half hour of shots of Pete Alonso in existential agony. This is the best hitting team in the league and they can't score. That's way too much irony for me. Responsible baserunning, effective bunting, clean fundies, and heads-up play shouldn't be rare virtues, but basic organizational standards.