Imagine you rope a ball in the gap, the outfielders have to go all the way to the fence to get the ball. But because you didn’t make a small enough turn at first base, you ended up going too wide on your way to second. You round second and head to third but you are held up by the third base coach because you won’t make it. Now you are on second with one out. The next guy up hits a deep fly ball and you tag up and head into third. Now there are two outs and the next guy strikes out. You guys lose the game by one. Now if you had make the proper turn at first, there is a good chance you would have made it to third with one out and that deep fly ball would have scored you. Now we have a new ball game and because you have some great base running skills, you have given your team a chance to win.
It is the little things like this that separate good teams from not so good ones. The best do the little things right.
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