I think expectations are the key. There is a lot of talk about the Rays way without really regularily watching Rays games. I remember the shock when people watched Maddon regualarily during the Cubs playoff run. The decisions seemed so bad to many...those of that watched the Rays on a regular basis were like "Yep that is Maddon" We don't get it sometimes but it seems to work. The sacrificing will get frustrating but for years i have said that a managers in game decisions don't matter so if he is going to throw away a few expected runs i just don't care