Midland RockHounds Center Fielder Brett Vertigan

Another Example of Why "The Book" Is Not Available In Stores

The so-called "book" on baseball says teams score roughly half the time when getting the leadoff runner on base in a given inning. On Saturday night, the Tulsa Drillers (after going 1-2-3 in the first inning) had at least one man on base with no outs in four different innings ... and didn't score a run. Tulsa did bring single runs in four other innings, in three cases scoring after the first two batters of the frame went out. ... Full Story