 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Mukuwedzera kuzvinhu zvake zvakagadzirwa uye mabhizimisi matsva, Prentice aizopedza yakawanda yemakumi maviri emakore anotevera achigadzira baseball nhamba yezvinyorwa yaakadana kuti Batting Worth Average kana kuti BWA. Akataura kuti chiyero ichi chaive chiyereso chakazara kupfuura avhareji yekurova yakajairika, sezvo isingasanganisi kufamba kana zvibayiro zvebhora. Prentice akataura kuti BWA yaifunga nezvekurohwa uye zvimwe zvinhu, pamwe nenguva yekurohwa nevatambi vepasi, kwete kudzikisa zvibodzwa kana kubuda kwebhatiri kwakasimudzira mumwe mutambi pane base. Apo iyi fomura yakashandiswa kumitambo yakawanda yenhau, Prentice akataura kuti yakaratidzira zviri nani mikana yomugumisiro. Nokuda kwe1978 American League East tie-breaker mutambo, avhareji yekurova kwechikwata yaive.229 Yankees, kusvika.306 Red Sox, nepo BWA yaive.306 Yankees kusvika.290 Sox. Prentice akataura kuti mushure mekuongorora mitambo inodarika chiuru, timu ine BWA yepamusoro inopinda mumutambo yakahwina zana muzana yenguva. Achitaura mubvunzurudzo kuti gadziriro yake yaigona kutsanangurwa mumaminiti 30, akavimba kuti yaizotorwa navakuru vakuru, asi haana kutongozvizivisa kumapepanhau. Zvaaivavarira kuita zvaiitwa naBill James zvaisazombobudirira. 