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Jacoby Ellsbury ran the bases yesterday. GM Theo Epstein calls his steals “critically important.’’
(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
Sox counting on thievery
Ellsbury's success outweighs the risk
Jacoby Ellsbury ran the bases yesterday. GM Theo Epstein calls his steals “critically important.’’
(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)
For those teams that pay close attention to the statistics, the possibility of making an out almost always outweighs the benefit of advancing 90 feet via a stolen base. (Full article: 759 words)
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