In the Don't Know Much About Baseball . . . Tactics" thread, one of the people had this to say about the Send Forced option:
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Originally Posted by BruceM
Send Forced - I believe this is refering to telling the runner on base, usually 1st but not always, to run on the next pitch regardless. Chances are the manager has the hit & run or run & hit on or he wants the runner to steal 2nd.
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If this is the case, then why don't we just choose Steal 2nd or Hit & Run / Run & Hit? I think there must be another explanation. What exactly is Send Forced used for and in what situations?