Quick followup, part ten
Ron Darling: "Ron Gardenhire chose not to bunt with Span and it cost him with the strikeout."
No it didn’t, numbnuts. Because Orlando Cabrera hit a home run immediately afterward. It did not matter what base that runner was on, because it’s not very hard to score on a home run. And not bunting gave Span an opportunity to be on base also and turn a two-run homer into a three-run homer. Do you see?