During his first Spring Training as the manager in Tampa Bay, Joe Maddon sought out Don Zimmer with a few questions. Then, and throughout his time as a special advisor with the Rays, Zimmer would preach the value of the safety squeeze play. Whenever his team pulls it off, Maddon immediately thinks of Zimmer.
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The Chicago Cubs, who adopted mostly a “big ball” approach this season by mashing 171 homers and while finishing next to last in the National League in sacrifice bunts at 32, played the smallest of “small ball” for most of the second inning Saturday in which they scored their first runs (five) of the series.
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