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Old 07-18-2013, 03:07 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Erik View Post
I was going to say, I'm pretty sure Tony La Russa has done this on many occasions. There's a lot of ways a runner can score from 3rd that he can't score from 2nd on, even with 2 outs. Since the pitcher is almost an automatic out anyways, might as well make their bat useful.

Actually, I cant remember a single time with the pitcher batting in this situation, the pitcher DIDNT do this.

This isnt a glitch, ALL managers do this nearly all the time.
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