I've noticed it a bit, myself. The question to be asked then is "have the players decided to take it upon themselves to be more patient, going against the wishes of a management team that is on it's way out anyway?" Or has management decided to quietly take a completely different approach than they have for the last 3 1/2 years? :shock: say it aint so Remember Dusty's quote when asked what he hoped to do in the second half? One thing he did say was "increase our on-base percentage."