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Originally Posted by RchW
Well look at it another way. IRL would you look kindly on a manager who decided not to use a big bat, because he had no defensive players left, in the bottom of the 9th, or 12th or 15th inning with runners in scoring position and a chance to win the game? What if he had no pitchers left?
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How often is this situation going to come about? What you're describing is essentially every other bench player save for your big bat has been used before the bottom of the 9th or extra innings? I think that is pretty unlikely unless we're dealing with injuries or ejections and if that's the case, then all bets are off. But, if the manager has burned his only backup(s) for the more skilled positions before using his big bat, then I'd hang that on the poor management for either using his bench inappropriately or else not building a better bench.