He added: "As the helmets spread from head to head, you can see how otherwise sensible people give way to an irrational misjudging of risk."

This led to Li Kuangchou's misjudging of the situation and believing that he could defeat Hedong forces, so he made frequent incursions into Hedong territory.

They did a lot of things wrong last night, from Estes's inconsistency to Roberto Alomar's questionable bunt to Jay Payton's misjudging of a fly ball in center field.