It’s been said that baseball is one of the most “conservative” of all major sports. Baseball players, managers, coaches, executives, and owners typically succumb to the notion that once a particular idea or system gains broad acceptance, it is almost impossible to change. As one author stated: “Baseball’s ‘Conventional Wisdom’ is, at times, venerated as inviolable dogma akin to Holy Scripture. Woe be unto the those unto ye heretics who question the value of ‘Small Ball,’ Batting Average, or the Speedy Leadu2011Off hitter.” Despite the many changes that are happening in our culture, baseball (albeit not as much as golf), continues to hang onto the “traditional” way of doing things and looks with disdain on any attempts to change the game, even if it’s for the better.
Conventional Wisdom Says…
