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Originally Posted by IRISHMAFIA
Yeah, I've heard this over the past couple of years from baseball people who believe softball should adopt the "progressive" tie breaker with runners at 1st & 2nd. One of the dumbest things I've ever heard.
The idea of the tie breaker is to create the possibility of scoring a run, not set up the defense for a DP.
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I worked a HS tournament this week where the progressive TB was in effect. Thank goodness I didn't have to use it. A runner at 2B is plenty. IMO, it's a great solution. It creates various strategies for the offense, doesn't give too much advantage to either team, and it doesn't put the offense in a position where a routine double play puts them behind the 8-ball. It's similar to the college/HS football overtime rules: both teams have an opportunity to execute after regulation to win the game.