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Just poking some fun... obviously, you're on to some stuff here, as has been acknowledged by the devs.
The reason you caught some heat is because you posted some totally legit baseball plays. Like the Cutch running on Puig scenario, for instance.
Now, the stuff with the pitcher batting in the 9th and then being removed before pitching the bottom of the 9th... I will say that there are probably still scenarios from the history of the game where its happened. Not in the modern game (you have to remember, that parts of the game have to be balanced for historical play as well) -- but I guarantee its happened without looking through box scores.
Look at a pitcher like Mike Hampton in his prime, for instance. He might have been a stronger hitter than someone on the bench. Also, even though pitchers are generally regarded as "sure outs" today, it doesn't mean that the manager is just giving up the inning.
I could see having a 1-2 run lead and if I could get a run, staying with the starter, and if we didn't get a run, going to my closer. Or in the case where I've got my ace, maybe I'm looking to keep my best guy on the mound and then we get a few runs and I choose to take him out.
In the modern game, I'd have never anticipated Madison Bumgarner throwing 5 innings from the bullpen in the World Series -- but it happened.
Also, one thing I will say is this... your manager can definitely have a different view of the ratings/stats than you do, and maybe in your IF/2B example, your manager saw different ratings.than you did. Also, major league managers play hunches -- that is why I pointed out Jim Leyland in the post before. We could never figure out why he was playing Donnie Kelly Baby or Ryan Raburn day after day with better options, but dammit, Smokes loved his guys and he played hunches.
Gotta leave room for that in a baseball sim.
I think you might oughta fire your manager. It's football, but Bum Phillips said it best... "There's two kinds of coaches, them that's fired, and them that's gonna be fired."
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