Assuming of course they stay out of the double play. Making those kind of assumptions, I guess I would prefer it as well then. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif The point is, the team is making weak outs when we have runners on base. This seemed to be a problem last year, I hope it doesn't become a trend this year as well. An out is an out is an out, expect an out that makes an additional out (double play). The Brewers batted .258 as a team last year. They batted .258 with runners on and .263 with runners in scoring position. Despite having the third worst overall BA, the Brewers led the league with a .283 BA in "close and late" situations. It seems like unless the Brewers bat 1.000 with runners on base, fans will remember all those wasted opportunities. Maybe it has nothing to do with not hitting with runners on but rather just having a better overall offense?