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Old 11-19-2015, 12:51 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by RchW View Post
And those situations are much less common than we think. Using any hitter not defined as poor or below average to sacrifice is almost always a bad strategy.
Managers have known this for decades. Watch games from 40 years ago and see how many good hitters are asked to sacrifice. The answer is almost none unless it's a unique situation.
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