[David Watts]

After several throws by the pitcher to 1b, wouldn't the #4 option result in "failed to get a good jump" more often than not? I would think in that case, #8 send forced might be the only way to get the runner to attempt steal. As the OP said, the pitcher would probably quit throwing to 1B, because after 1 or 2 or 3 throws, the runner would have reduced his lead enough to not requires throws over. But, the other side of this is, in real life the runner would be a lot less likely to attempt the steal due to his lead being cut in half. So continuing to hit #4 isn't exactly realistic either. Sometimes, I think we have to remember this is a computer sim. This to me is very similar to playing in pitch by pitch mode so you can hit take pitch(known exploit) over and over to tire the opposing pitcher.