Re: Stolen bases are overrated?

On May 6, 10:46=EF=BF=BDam, Ron Johnson <john...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> On May 6, 5:32 am, JW <Jo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> > Didn't someone here make a statement about stolen bases being
> > overrated?
>
> I know I have. All of that running has probably added in the range
> of 3 runs. Or to put in another way, the Giants are still last
> in scoring.
>
> Do fans like running teams? I suppose, but I've never found a
> link between team style and revenue (and I've looked), while
> there are obvious links between winning and revenue.

Early Cardinal teams had success running without power. I think they
hit less than 70 HRs and stole more than 200 bases and came in first
1982.