"Oh, the humanity" - Runners in Scoring

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Found this little tidbit recently - this is from a preseason write-up on what to look ahead for in 2012:

And after two very sub-par team performances with runners in scoring position — yes, the Giants were last in the NL in that category in 2011 — Bochy figures things can't get any worse.

"We've had two rough years in a row hitting with runners in scoring position; you don't see that happening again,'' Bochy said. "We're not as bad as those numbers were.Just getting Buster and Freddy back, the offense will be more consistent. It needs to be, it has to be for us to have a good year.''

I mentioned this in the gameday thread, but it's worth repeating: Bochy and staff do not like strikeouts with RISP. Who does? But the danger in over emphasizing not striking out are players who first pitch hack at anything that looks like it might be strike. <---- and that is Giants #1 problem w/RISP situations.