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Originally Posted by abailey3313
So then the argument is basically that Buckner was such an incredibly hobbled and useless player at this point that leaving him on the baseball field was detrimental to the team? They were in position to win the game and the series, so I'm not entirely sure how much of that I buy.
And if Buckner makes the play, it's not a bad managerial call. But since he made the mistake of missing an easy grounder, the blame is passed along to the manager? No, I don't buy that either.
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1) What are defensive replacements for?
2) What acceptable excuse is there for not using one in this case?