There ain’t no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, ‘That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.’ You bet I do. Hit ‘em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt, I got no worry about the hit and run - and that’s really overrated - I got no worry about base-running errors. And I can’t screw it up myself. —Earl Weaver
The Astros have a poor record in extra inning games. Most Astros’ fans are aware of that fact. In this article, I’ll investigate possible reasons why teams have bad W/L records in extra inning games.