Show IT PAYS TO WAIT the adage A base on balls is as good as a hit is as old es as baseball but the average enthusiast will not believe elleve it especially when aheu there are arc runners on third and aad second bases granting the fallacy of that adage on such occasions as that there are arguments in its favor particularly does it seem to be true that a base on balls at the beginning of an inning has a more deleterious effect on the defending team lean than a base hit would it is difficult Cli to explain why but possibly the giving of a base lessens the teams confidence in the pitcher and the lat confidence in himself to a greater extent than a base hit would under the same circumstances ex |