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Originally Posted by wild1
Well, I'm not taking a side, but it also has to do with how this hitter is handling the bat recently, what the situation in the game is, with the pitcher, the batter's history against the pitcher.
I'm not saying he was right or wrong, but it's deeper than just "never do it unless you have a terrible hitter up there"
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This is the AL. We're playing the team that has scored the most runs in the league, and it's the bottom of the 3rd. And we were in the heart of the lineup.
It would be tough for that call to be wrong on any more levels. It wasn't as grievous as asking the #3 hitter to sac, but it wasn't good...