To set up one of the exact situations, it was the 9th inning of a world series game, there was a runner on 2nd, nobody out, and the team at bat was down 3. The AI manager walked the batter (about .280 hitter, no power). The next batter was the other teams best player, average about .340, 60+ HR's. I will try to explain why I think this is a flaw...
The runner on 2nd is meaningless. Who cares if he scores, he can't beat you. The batter at the plate is also not real important. If he scores, you still have the lead. Take a chance on getting him out. If you fail, you are no worse off than if you walk him, unless he gets an extra base hit. By walking him, you are giving the other team a chance to tie the game with 1 swing of the bat.
If we are arguing matters of coaching philosophies, then obviously it isn't a bug. However, I can't imagine any coach doing this in real life. At least I have never seen it on a major league level.
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