Typically, it goes against all conventional wisdom to attempt to get to 3B with 2 outs. You're supposed to be satisfied with being on 2B and 2 outs. But, there is one time when a team can gain a serious advantage.
And, I'm not talking about creating a 1st and 3rd situation. Although, that would help also.
I'm alluding to the pitcher that might have his hard sinking "out" pitch taken away.
A pitcher that has a "split." A pitcher that has a strikeout curveball that breaks into the dirt. Or, even a catcher that has difficulty blocking pitches in the dirt. All of the aforementioned issues are legitimate reasons for attempting to reach third base with 2 outs.
A runner 90 ft. away certainly plants a seed of doubt in the pitcher's mind.
Again, maybe it's not textbook but it certainly has merit when considering the options that it reveals for the offense.
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