This season, my thoughts were about what was to blame for each lost game for the Diamondbacks. Although sometimes the difference between a win and a loss was a fine line, my efforts identified three types of blame.
- Great baseball execution by the other team (pitching, batting, or fielding).
- On-field mistakes by the Diamondbacks.
- Messy innings.
What are messy innings?
The idea of messy innings started when Torey Lovullo said something about giving up an innings worth of outs on the basepaths. That led me to think about not giving up baserunners.