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Just How Big is the "Big Inning?"

Baseball fans know the feeling.  It's not a great feeling, but any regular viewer of the game will recall the sensation of frustration and futility that is nearly impossible to avoid over the course of a long season.  Perhaps your humble statistician will be able to paint a picture of the feeling: it's in the early innings, and your team's starting pitcher is holding off the other team's sluggers, all while your lineup has managed to scrape together a few runs off the opposing starter.  Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the other team kicks off a string of hits that keeps on going longer than it has any business doing.  And before you know it, your team has fallen into a hole that would take a miracle to overcome.  Your pitcher looks exhausted, your lineup looks demoralized, your skipper looks ready to throw in the towel... what to do now?   Padres left fielder Ryan Ludwick walks past the Green Monster in Fenway Park after Boston’s 10-run seventh inning in a 201
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