# Skimming the surface: Scum Mafia FORBIDDEN thread

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**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 29, 2010, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skimming-the-surface-scum-mafia-forbidden-thread/526896 "2010-01-29T15:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skimming-the-surface-scum-mafia-forbidden-thread/526896/12 "2010-02-04T19:20:55Z")

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> [@Scum mafia: On Cecil pond \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scum-mafia-on-cecil-pond-game-over/526202/655):
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> I think a better anaolgy is in the middle of a baseball game, with a runner on 1st and no outs, the safe play, your play, would be to bunt the player over to 2nd base. It probably leads to the most likely chance of scoring a run.
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> A more aggressive play would be a hit and run, sure, you might end up in a double play, but you might also get a big inning.
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> It’s different, yes, but not ‘wrong’

Nah. sach is advocating the percentage play, which is to let the player bat; story is pointing out that sometimes you’ll want to bunt the man over, even though it reduces your expected runs scored for the inning, for strategic or tactical reasons.

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